Khanty-Mansiysk

Etymology

Khanty-Mansiysk is a hyphenated word combining the names of two Russian indigenous peoples local to the region, the Khanty and the Mansi, ending in "-sk" as is typical for the names of Russian towns, which means city. Before 1940, the settlement's name was Ostyako-Vogulsk, as these tribes were previously known as the Ostyaks and the Voguls, respectively.

Geography

Climate

Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), featuring short summers, and cold winters. The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C and as high as +34.5 C. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average temperature of -1.1 C. Precipitation tends to be fairly low; 553 mm per year, which is heavier in the summer than in the winter. The average wind speed is 2.4 m/s, and the average humidity is 77%.

|Jan record high C = 2.7 |Feb record high C = 4.5 |Mar record high C = 13.0 |Apr record high C = 25.1 |May record high C = 34.5 |Jun record high C = 34.5 |Jul record high C = 34.7 |Aug record high C = 33.2 |Sep record high C = 27.3 |Oct record high C = 20.4 |Nov record high C = 8.7 |Dec record high C = 3.1 |year record high C = 34.7 |Jan record low C = −49.0 |Feb record low C = −46.5 |Mar record low C = −40.1 |Apr record low C = −28.6 |May record low C = −14.9 |Jun record low C = −4.6 |Jul record low C = 1.2 |Aug record low C = −1.0 |Sep record low C = −7.5 |Oct record low C = −28.6 |Nov record low C = −43.4 |Dec record low C = −49.0 |year record low C = −49.0 |Jan snow depth cm = 41 |Feb snow depth cm = 50 |Mar snow depth cm = 53 |Apr snow depth cm = 24 |May snow depth cm = 1 |Jun snow depth cm = 0 |Jul snow depth cm = 0 |Aug snow depth cm = 0 |Sep snow depth cm = 0 |Oct snow depth cm = 2 |Nov snow depth cm = 13 |Dec snow depth cm = 27 |year snow depth cm = 53 | access-date = 8 November 2021 | access-date = 31 December 2023}}

History

It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk (Остяко-Вогульск), around an existing village.

The Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos in Samarovo is an historic church in the city. The original church was built sometime after 1582; in Kungur Chronicles, Cossack Yermak, defeated Khan Kuchum’s army under Tobolsk, after praying for the days. A stone structure was built in 1816, designed by an architect named Shangin. During the years of Soviet regime, the church was plundered. In 1994, excavations were organized and the foundation of the church was discovered. On the Feast of Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos on September 21, 1996, priest Sergiy Kravtsov held a public prayer and works on restoration of the church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos started. In 2001, the church was consecrated and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Alexy II of Moscow, visited it the same year.

Administrative and municipal status

Khanty-Mansiysk is the administrative centre of the autonomous okrug and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative centre of Khanty-Mansiysky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk is incorporated as Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug.

Demographics

Population: . Ethnic composition (2010):

• Russians – 73%
• Tatars – 5.3%
• Khanty – 3.9%
• Ukrainians – 3.1%
• Tajiks – 2.0%
• Azeris – 2.0%
• Mansi – 1.6%
• Kyrgyz – 1.3%
• Uzbeks – 1.2%
• Others – 6.6%

Transportation

Air travel is available at the Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, located just outside Khanty-Mansiysk inner city. The airline Utair has its head office at the airport.

Sports

Khanty-Mansiysk is a skiing and alpine skiing centre. Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city, and tourism infrastructure has been developed here quite well. The city was the venue of the 2003 and 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and in 2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay Championships took place here, and again in 2010. The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships where skiers with a physical disability compete, took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in March–April 2011 as well.

Khanty-Mansiysk was home to the 2015 Winter Deaflympics and the HC Yugra of the Supreme Hockey League.

The city includes the Ugra Chess Academy, which has been the venue of the 2010 Chess Olympiad and the Women's World Chess Championship 2012. In 2010, the Olympic Hotel was built just to house the players in the Olympiad. It also hosted the 2005 Chess World Cup, the 2007 Chess World Cup, the 2009 Chess World Cup and the 2011 Chess World Cup. It hosted the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in 2013 and the 2014 Candidates Tournament.

In May 2015, the FIDE Grand Prix tournament was held here. The 2018 FIDE Women's World Championship was held here on November 2–23, 2018. It included 64 chess players from 28 countries and was won by Ju Wenjun.

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Partnership cities

• Armenia Yerevan, Armenia (since 2014)

References

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