Pyt-Yakh

Russia / Hanty-Mansija / Nefteyugansk /
 city, district center

Pyt-Yakh (Russian: Пыть-Ях) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the east bank of the Bolshoy Balyk River, southeast of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 41,488 (2010 Census).
The town was formed by merging the settlements of Mamontovo and Pyt-Yakh in 1990. The name of the town means "place of good people" in the Khanty language.
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Coordinates:   60°42'50"N   72°48'9"E
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