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Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йск, tr. Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. Khanty-Mansi Town; Khanty: Ёмвоҷ, Jomvoćś; Mansi: Абга, Abga) is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stands on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from its confluence with the Ob, in the oil-rich region of Western Siberia. Though an independent city, Khanty-Mansiysk also functions as the administrative center of Khanty-Mansiysky District.

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Khanty-Mansiysk Ханты-Мансийск
Town[1]
From top down, left to right: Church of the Resurrection, Boris Losev Park, Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, Khanty-Mansiysk Biathlone Center, Archaeopark
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Khanty-Mansiysk
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Coordinates: 61°00′N 69°00′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1]
Founded	1930
Town status since	1950
Government
• Mayor[2]	Ryashin Maxim Pavlovich[2]
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	80,151
• Estimate  (2020)	101,466
• Rank	207th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk[1]
• Capital of	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Khanty-Mansiysky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug[4], Khanty-Mansiysky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	628000
Dialing code(s)	+7 3467
OKTMO ID	71871000001
Website	web.archive.org/web/20090908222141/http://www.admhmansy.ru/ru/

Khanty-Mansiysk is one of few capitals of Russian regions that is not the largest city in the area, surpassed by Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk and Nefteyugansk.

Etymology

The city's name consists of the names of the local indigenous people Khanty and Mansi and includes "-sk" ending which is a typical Russian ending for the town names. Before 1940 these people were known as Ostyaks and Voguls respectively and the city's name (then settlement) was Ostyako-Vogulsk.

Geography

Climate

Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as −49 °C (−56 °F) and as high as +34.5 °C (94.1 °F). On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average temperature of −1.1 °C (30.0 °F). Precipitation tends to be fairly low; 553 millimeters (21.8 in) per year, which is heavier in the summer than in the winter. The average wind speed is 2.4 meters per second (7.9 ft/s), and the average humidity is 77%.

History

It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk (Остяко-Вогульск).^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Khanty-Mansiysk is the administrative center of the autonomous okrug[9] and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Khanty-Mansiysky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk is incorporated as Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug.[4]

Demographics

Population: 80,151 (2010 Census);[3] 53,953 (2002 Census);[10] 34,462 (1989 Census).[11]. Ethnic composition (2010):[12]

• Russians – 73%
• Tatars – 5.3%
• Khanty – 3.9%
• Ukrainians – 3.1%
• Tajiks – 2.0%
• Azeris – 2.0%
• Mansi – 1.6%
• Kyrgyz – 1.3%
• Uzbeks – 1.2%
• Others – 6.6%

Transportation

Air travel is available at the Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, located just outside Khanty-Mansiysk inner city. The airline Utair has its head office on the property.[13]

Sports

Khanty-Mansiysk is a skiing and alpine skiing center of global importance. Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city, and tourism infrastructure has been developed here quite well. The city was the venue of the 2003 and 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and in 2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay Championships took place here, and again in 2010. The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships where skiers with a physical disability compete, took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in March–April 2011 as well.

Khanty-Mansiysk was home to the 2015 Winter Deaflympics[14] and the HC Yugra of the Supreme Hockey League.

The city includes the Ugra Chess Academy, which has been the venue of the 2010 Chess Olympiad and the Women's World Chess Championship 2012. In 2010, the Olympic Hotel was built just to house the players in the Olympiad. It also hosted the 2005 Chess World Cup, the 2007 Chess World Cup, the 2009 Chess World Cup and the 2011 Chess World Cup. It hosted the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in 2013 and the 2014 Candidates Tournament.

In May 2015, the FIDE Grand Prix tournament was held here.[15] The 2018 FIDE Women's World Championship was held here on November 2–23, 2018. It included 64 chess players from 28 countries and was won by Ju Wenjun.[16][17]

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  Ice Palace
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  River port and bus station
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  A theater in Khanty-Mansiysk
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  Church of the Resurrection

Partnership cities

• Yerevan, Armenia (since 2014)[18]

References

Notes

Sources

• Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №43-оз от 7 июля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №129-оз от 9 декабря 2015 г. «Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №83, 17 июля 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #43-oz of July 7, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #129-oz of December 9, 2015 On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on Amending Various Laws of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date.).
• Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №63-оз от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры», в ред. Закона №129-оз от 9 декабря 2015 г. «Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования и до 1 января 2006 года применяется в целях реализации статей 84, 85 Федерального закона от 06.10.2003 №131-ФЗ. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №143, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #63-oz of November 25, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra, as amended by the Law #129-oz of December 9, 2015 On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on Amending Various Laws of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date; also in effect until January 1, 2006 in order to meet the requirements of Articles 84, 85 of the Federal Law #131-FZ of October 6, 2003.).

External links

Media related to Khanty-Mansiysk at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Khanty-Mansiysk (in Russian)
• Khanty-Mansiysk Business Directory (in Russian)
• World Chess Cup 2009 website
• The biggest portal in Khanty-Mansiysk (in Russian)
• Photo Gallery by Sergey Dolya
• Irtysh River Bridge at Structurae

На других языках

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[de] Chanty-Mansijsk

Chanty-Mansijsk (russisch Ханты-Мансийск; chantisch Ёмвош, Jomwosch; mansisch Абга, Abga) ist eine Stadt in Russland mit 80.151 Einwohnern (Stand 14. Oktober 2010).[1] Sie liegt am Irtysch und ist Verwaltungssitz des Autonomen Kreises der Chanten und Mansen/Jugra.

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- [en] Khanty-Mansiysk

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[ru] Ханты-Мансийск

Ха́нты-Манси́йск (хант. Ёмвош, Ёмвоҷ, манс. Абга) — город в России, административный центр Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и одноимённого муниципального района.

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