En Name: | Raduzhny |
Ru Name: | Радужный |
Coordinates: | 62.1333°N 105°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Raduzhnyj_gerb.jpg |
Federal Subject: | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
Adm Data As Of: | December 2009 |
Adm City Jur: | town of okrug significance of Raduzhny |
Adm Ctr Of: | town of okrug significance of Raduzhny |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun Data As Of: | December 2009 |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Raduzhny Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of: | Raduzhny Urban Okrug |
Pop 2010Census: | 43399 |
Current Cat Date: | 1985 |
Date: | February 2012 |
Raduzhny (Russian: Ра́дужный) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Agan River, 475km (295miles) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk and 975km (606miles) northeast of Tyumen. Population: 47,060 (2002 Census); 43,726 (1989 Census).
It was founded as a settlement in an oil-extracting area. It was granted town status in 1985.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Raduzhny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Raduzhny is incorporated as Raduzhny Urban Okrug.[2]
The town is served by the Raduzhny Airport. The economy is based on oil and natural gas extraction.