| En Name: | Megion |
| Ru Name: | Мегион |
| Map Label Position: | top |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Megion.svg |
| Holiday: | July 23 |
| Holiday Ref: | [1] |
| Federal Subject: | Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Inhabloc Type: | town of okrug significance |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Title Ref: | [2] |
| Leader Name: | Petrichenko Aleksey |
| Leader Name Ref: | [3] |
| Representative Body: | Duma |
| Representative Body Ref: | [4] |
| Area Km2: | 50.51 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [5] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 49449 |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date Ref: | [6] |
| Current Cat Date: | July 23, 1980 |
| Current Cat Date Ref: | [7] |
| Postal Codes: | 628680, 628681, 628684 |
| Dialing Codes: | 34643 |
| Website: | https://www.admmegion.ru |
Megion (Russian: Мегион) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia, located at the altitude of 45m (148feet) above sea level, on the right bank of the Ob River, 380km (240miles) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 760km (470miles) northeast of Tyumen. The area of the town is 50.51km2 and the nearest airport is in Nizhnevartovsk (30km (20miles) away). Population: 46,566 (2002 Census);
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.
It was first mentioned in 1810. In 1961, the first oil in Western Siberia was struck there. On September 29, 1964, Megion was granted urban-type settlement status. On July 23, 1980, it was elevated in status to that of a town. Now the town is a center of the oil and natural gas industries.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one urban-type settlement, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Megion—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[8] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Megion is incorporated as Megion Urban Okrug.[9]