Pyt-Yakh
Town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
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Pyt-Yakh (Russian: Пыть-Ях) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the east bank of the Bolshoy Balyk River, southeast of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 41,488 (2010 census);[2] 41,813 (2002 census);[6] 17,101 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Pyt-Yakh
Пыть-Ях | |
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Pyt-Yakh | |
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| Coordinates: 60°45′N 72°47′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1] |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 41,488 |
• Estimate (2021) | 40,180 (−3.2%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Pyt-Yakh[1] |
| • Capital of | town of okrug significance of Pyt-Yakh[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Pyt-Yakh Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Pyt-Yakh Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 |
| Postal code[5] | |
| Dialing code | +7 3432 |
| OKTMO ID | 71885000001 |
| Website | adm |
History
The town was formed by merging the settlements of Mamontovo and Pyt-Yakh in 1990.[citation needed] The name of the town means "place of good people" in the Khanty language.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Pyt-Yakh—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Pyt-Yakh is incorporated as Pyt-Yakh Urban Okrug.[3]
Economy
The town's economy is based on oil and natural gas extraction.
