Town of okrug significance in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Megion (Russian : Мегион ) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra , Russia , located at the altitude of 45 meters (148 ft) above sea level , on the right bank of the Ob River , 380 kilometers (240 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 760 kilometers (470 mi) northeast of Tyumen .[ 7] The area of the town is 50.51 square kilometers (19.50 sq mi)[ 7] and the nearest airport is in Nizhnevartovsk (30 kilometers (19 mi) away). Population: 49,449 (2010 Census ) ;[ 8] 46,566 (2002 Census );[ 13] 39,783 (1989 Soviet census ) .[ 14]
Foundation and further town development became possible with the discovery of petroleum on this site. It predetermined the construction of Megion and Nizhnevartovsk which both are now regarded as a major centre of oil producing.
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^ "Историческая справка" . Official website of Megion (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ Charter of Megion, Article 1.1
^ Charter of Megion, Article 5.1.1
^ "Глава города Мегион" . Official website of Megion (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ Charter of Megion, Article 5.1.2
^ a b c d "Справочные данные по муниципальному образованию город Мегион" . Official website of Megion (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2024 .
^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service .
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^ Charter of Megion, Article 3.1
^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly .