Khanty-Mansiysk


Khanty-Mansiysk is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, from its confluence with the Ob, in the oil-rich region of Western Siberia. Khanty-Mansiysk is an independent city, but is the administrative center of Khanty-Mansiysky District. It was previously known as Ostyako-Vogulsk .
Khanty-Mansiysk is one of the few administrative centers of a federal subject in Russia that is not the largest in the territory, with the city of Surgut being the largest in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Population:

History

It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk after the obsolete names of Ostyaks and Voguls for the Khanty and Mansi peoples. In 1940, it was renamed Khanty-Mansiysk, and it was granted town status in 1950, merging with the village of Samarovo, known since the 16th century, along the way.

Climate

Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate. The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as and as high as. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average temperature of. Precipitation tends to be fairly low; per year, which is heavier in the summer than in the winter. The average wind speed is, and the average humidity is 77%.

Administrative and municipal status

Khanty-Mansiysk is the administrative center of the autonomous okrug 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. 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. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk is incorporated as Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug.

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.
A bridge crossing the Irtysh River was opened in 2004, consisting of fourteen spans and a total length of. Its main span is long.
Khanty-Mansiysk is connected to the main road network by two roads: from the west from Perm and Yekaterinburg, and from the south from Tyumen. There is also a road from the east from Surgut.

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 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.
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.

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