Novy Urengoy

Russia / Jamalo-Nenets / Novyy Urengoy /
 city, district center
Novy Urengoy (Russian: Но́вый Уренго́й, lit: “New Urengoy”) is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 104,107 (2010 Census). It is the largest city in the autonomous okrug.
It was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field, one of the largest in Russia. Town status was granted to it in 1980.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novy_Urengoy
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Coordinates:   66°6'35"N   76°39'17"E

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