En Name: | Uray |
Ru Name: | Урай |
Coordinates: | 60.1333°N 112°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Uray.svg |
Federal Subject: | Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
Adm City Jur: | town of okrug significance of Uray |
Adm Ctr Of: | town of okrug significance of Uray |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Uray Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of: | Uray Urban Okrug |
Pop 2010Census: | 39457 |
Current Cat Date: | 1965 |
Postal Codes: | 628285 |
Dialing Codes: | 34676 |
Website: | http://www.uray.ru |
Uray (ru|Ура́й; Mansi: Урай) a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the Konda River from Khanty-Mansiysk. Population:
It was founded as a settlement for oil field workers. It was granted town status in 1965.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Uray—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Uray is incorporated as Uray Urban Okrug.[2]
Uray is the organisational centre of the oil-extracting region. In 1960, the first oil field in Siberia—the Shaimskoye field—opened here). Uray is the starting point of the Shaim–Tyumen oilpipe line. TPP Uraуneftegaz OOO "LUKoil- Zapadnaya Sibir" oil reprocessor plant is located in Uray.
Other Uray industries include food and housebuilding.
The town is served by the Uray Airport.