Labytnangi
Town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Soviet census).[8]
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Labytnangi
Лабытнанги лапыт нангк (Khanty) | |
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| 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 | |
• Total | 26,936 |
| • Subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Labytnangi[1] |
| • Capital of | town of okrug significance of Labytnangi[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Labytnangi Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Labytnangi Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | |
| OKTMO ID | 71953000001 |
| Website | lbt |
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]
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