En Name: | Pokachi |
Ru Name: | Покачи |
Coordinates: | 61.75°N 110°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Pokachi COA (2013).jpg |
Coa Caption: | Coat of arms of Pokachi |
Federal Subject: | Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
Adm Data As Of: | December 2009 |
Adm City Jur: | town of okrug significance of Pokachi |
Adm Ctr Of: | town of okrug significance of Pokachi |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun Data As Of: | December 2009 |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Pokachi Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of: | Pokachi Urban Okrug |
Pop 2010Census: | 17171 |
Established Date: | 1984 |
Current Cat Date: | 1992 |
Postal Codes: | 628661 |
Website: | http://www.admpokachi.ru/ |
Date: | February 2012 |
Pokachi (Russian: Покачи) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vatyegan River, 350km (220miles) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 800km (500miles) northeast of Tyumen. Population:
It was founded in 1984 due to the development of oil fields in its vicinity. It was granted town status in 1992. The name "Pokachi" is derived from the name of a Khanty family that once owned these lands.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Pokachi—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Pokachi is incorporated as Pokachi Urban Okrug.[2]
The town's economy is based on oil extraction.