Khanty-Mansiysk overview
Khanty-Mansiysk (also spelled Khanty-Mansijsk, Hanti-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansisk) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug - Yugra. Before 1940 the city was called Ostyako-Vogulsk.
Khanty-Mansiysk is one of few Russian administrative centers of Russian Federation which is less in population and in industrial output than other cities of the region. It is the fourth largest city in the region after Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk, Nefteyugansk.
Khanty-Mansiysk population is about 76,000 (2010) on the territory of 251 sq. km.
The phone code of the city is +7 3467 and the postal code is 628000.
Khanty-Mansiysk history
Khanty-Mansiysk was founded as a workers’ settlement 3 km away from Samarovo which was known from 1582. In 1950 the city received the status of the center of autonomous okrug, it included Samarovo which became the center of Samarovsky district.
Since 1992 Khanty-Mansiysk city is the center of autonomous okrug and on March 28th, 1995, the status was declared by the law.
Khanty-Mansiysk city is a rapidly developing and multifunctional center of one of the main economical regions of Russia. On July 26-27th, 2008, the summit Russia - European Union took place here, and afterwards - the V All-World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples on June 27-30th, 2008.
Khanty-Mansiysk views
Khanty-Mansiysk city general view
Author: Sergov
Khanty-Mansiysk city view
Author: Igor Timoshok
Khanty-Mansijsk city scenery
Author: Igor Timoshok
Khanty-Mansiysk features
Khanty-Mansiysk is located in central part of Western Siberia on the bank of the river Irtysh. The distance to Tyumen is 950 km, to Moscow - 1,900 km by air.
Khanty-Mansiysk is known as center of skiing and mountain skiing. World Cups in biathlon take place here that’s why tourism is well-developed in the city. In 2003 World Cup in biathlon took place in the city and the next one will be in 2011. Besides, in 2010 World Chess Olympics will be held here.
In 2005 there were 15 hotels in the city. There are no rooms available when some conference or championship takes place. In 2007 during World Cup in biathlon about 65,000 tourists visited the city which is equal to population of Khanty-Mansiysk.
Khanty-Mansiysk economics
Main industries of Khanty-Mansiysk city are oil-producing (88,6%), power engineering (6,8%), printing (1,2%), fishing and fish-processing; wood working.
Main agricultural branches are as follows: fishing, meat and milk producing, fox fell; plant growing: vegetable, cedar nuts, mushrooms and wild berries.
In 1970s the take-off strip was built, it is used till nowadays. In 2002 the construction of a new airport building was finished and in 2004 the airport received international status.
In 1996 the construction of federal highway was finished, it connected Khanty-Mansiysk with other cities of Tyumen oblast (Surgut, Nefteyugansk, Tyumen). In 2004 automobile bridge across the Irtysh was constructed.
There is a port on the Irtysh river, 12-16 km from where it flows into the Ob. Passenger boats connect the city with many cities and settlements of the region, as well as with Tobolsk, Omsk and Salekhard.
The nearest railway station - Pyt-Yakh is located 232 km from Khanty-Mansiysk.
