Surgut
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City[1] | |
Coordinates: 61°15′N 73°26′E / 61.250°N 73.433°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Founded | 1594 |
City status since | 1594-1923, June 25, 1965 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrey Filatov |
Area | |
• Total | 353.97 km2 (136.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2020)[source?] | 450,000 |
Administrative status | |
• Subordinated to | city of okrug significance of Surgut[1] |
• Capital of | Surgutsky District[1], city of okrug significance of Surgut[1] |
Municipal status | |
• Urban okrug | Surgut Urban Okrug[2] |
• Capital of | Surgut Urban Okrug[2], Surgutsky Municipal District[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[4] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 3462 |
OKTMO ID | 71876000001 |
Twin towns | Zalaegerszeg, Katerini, Gomel, Tobolsk, Suzdal, Sochi, Sibay, Salavat, Pskov, Porvoo, Petrozavodsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Kalininsky District, Chaoyang, Almetyevsk![]() |
Website | www |
Surgut (Russian: Сургу́т, IPA: [sʊrˈgut]; Khanty: Сәрханӆ, Sarkhanl) is the largest city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River. Population: 396,443[5] (2021 Census); 306,675 (2010 Census);[6] 285,027 (2002 Census);[7] 247,823 (1989 Census).[8]
The city was founded in 1594 by order of Tsar Feodor I. For many centuries it was a fortress and center of Russian development in Siberia.
It became a major center of oil and gas production in the 1960s. This made the population of the city go up.
Surgut is home to the Surgut Bridge. This bridge is the longest one-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world.
Surgut is the largest port on the Ob River. It is also the largest roadway/railway junction in northwest Siberia. It has two of the world's most powerful power plants, the SDPP-1 (State District Power Plant 1) and SDPP-2 (State District Power Plant 2). These power plants make over 7,200 megawatts and give the region cheap electricity.
Surgut is also important in the oil and natural gas industries.
The city has the Surgut International Airport, which gives flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Dubai, Irkutsk, and many other cities.
Surgut also has many trains that go to the east (in Novy Urengoy, Nizhnevartovsk), and to the south-west (in Tyumen, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg).
Surgut has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). It has long, cold winters and short, warm summers.
Climate data for Surgut | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | −23.4 (−10.1) |
−22 (−8) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −54.2 (−65.6) |
−55.2 (−67.4) |
−48.7 (−55.7) |
−39.7 (−39.5) |
−22 (−8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−46.9 (−52.4) |
−55 (−67) |
−55.2 (−67.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
22 (0.9) |
28 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
58 (2.3) |
57 (2.2) |
76 (3.0) |
69 (2.7) |
85 (3.3) |
55 (2.2) |
39 (1.5) |
32 (1.3) |
580 (22.8) |
Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 91.4 |
Average snowy days | 22 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 124 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 31 | 95 | 147 | 218 | 252 | 261 | 311 | 217 | 136 | 70 | 46 | 23 | 1,807 |
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[10] |
The modern coat of arms of Surgut, featuring "in the golden field - a black fox with a silver tail end, walking along the azure land", was approved on November 20, 2003 by the city duma on November 4, 2003.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia |