Labytnangi (Russian: Лабытна́нги; from Khanty: лапыт нангк; lit. seven larches; Nenets: Лабытнаӈгы. Labytnaŋgy) is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ob River, 20 kilometers (12 mi) northwest of Salekhard. Population: 26,936 (2010 Census);[3] 27,304 (2002 Census);[7] 31,501 (1989 Census).[8]

Labytnangi Лабытнанги
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Labytnangi
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Coordinates: 66°39′26″N 66°25′06″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Founded	1890[2]
Town status since	1975[2]
Government
• Head[2]	Leonid Savchenko[2]
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	26,936
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of okrug significance of Labytnangi[1]
• Capital of	town of okrug significance of Labytnangi[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Labytnangi Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Labytnangi Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	629400
OKTMO ID	71953000001
Website	lbt.yanao.ru

History

It was established in 1890.[2] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1952^{[citation needed]} and town status in 1975.[2]

Labytnangi is connected to the European Russia by a branch of the Konosha-Vorkuta railway. It is the terminus station on this short stub branch; however, it was built in the early 1950s by Gulag inmates as the first stage of a large project under which the railway would have crossed the north of Tyumen Oblast and reached Igarka on the Yenisei River. The project was abandoned after Joseph Stalin's death.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Labytnangi—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Labytnangi is incorporated as Labytnangi Urban Okrug.[4]

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственная Дума Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №42-ЗАО от 6 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа», в ред. Закона №123-ЗАО от 6 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа в части изменения вида населённого пункт Тазовский путём отнесения его к сельским пунктам и наделении муниципального образования посёлок Тазовский статусом сельского поселения». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №119, 13 октября 2006 г. (State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #42-ZAO of October 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #123-ZAO of December 6, 2012 On Amending Various Laws of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Due to Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality of Tazovsky to a Rural Locality and on Granting the Municipal Formation of the Settlement of Tazovsky the Status of a Rural Settlement. Effective as of the day upon expiration of ten days from the official publication date.).
• Государственная Дума Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №105-ЗАО от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом, определении административного центра и установлении границ муниципального образования город Лабытнанги». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", спецвыпуск №62, 21 декабря 2004 г. (State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #105-ZAO of December 16, 2004 On Granting the Status, Determining the Administrative Center, and Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the Town of Labytnangi. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

• (in Russian) Official website of Labytnangi
• Official website of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Information about Labytnangi

На других языках

[de] Labytnangi

[ru] Лабытнанги