Geographic information
The city was built at the mouth of the Megi River in the central part of the Middle Ob Lowland, not far from the Samotlor oil field. The average altitude of the territory above sea level is from 40 to 45 meters. The Saima River flows within the city limits, which is partially enclosed in a pipe.
In terms of natural and climatic conditions, the region is equated to the Far North with a sharply continental climate. Winters are long and very cold, summers are short and quite warm. The coldest month here is January with an average temperature of minus 17.8°C, the warmest month is July, plus 17.8°C. The absolute minimum was recorded in January 2006 and was minus 62°C. The average temperature for the year is minus 1.7 °C.
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Modified: 02/26/2021
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The acting head of Megion, Igor Alchinov, chaired a meeting of the commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety of the city district.
The acting head of Megion, Igor Alchinov, chaired a meeting of the commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety of the city district. The agenda included issues related to the life support of the city in conditions of low air temperatures, the maintenance of firefighters...
Modified: 12/18/2020
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The Megion administration held a regular meeting of the city commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety.
The Megion administration held a regular meeting of the city commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety. The event was chaired by the acting head of the city, Igor Alchinov. Issues related to ensuring uninterrupted operation...
A unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is on duty at the scene of the parapet collapse
Modified: 08/24/2019
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...to ensure the safety of residents. Members of the CoES
decided to create an interdepartmental commission... the construction company must submit
a safety action plan the CoES
Megion schools and kindergartens are ready for the new school year
Modified: 08/02/2019
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...persons to the fire-technical minimum. Protocol of the CoES
districts identified violations of fire regulations...
Attention! All-Russian civil defense training has begun
Modified: 10/01/2018
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... issues are being worked out as part of the work of the CoES
and interdepartmental operational headquarters of various...
A meeting of the CoES was held in the Megion administration
Modified: 09/18/2018
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The Megion administration held an extraordinary meeting of the commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety. The head of the city, Oleg Deineka, took part in the work of the commission.
The Megion administration held an extraordinary meeting of the commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety. The head of the city, Oleg Deineka, took part in the work of the commission. The agenda of the meeting included 4 main issues. The first one...
Modified: 12/16/2016
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... Department of State Fire Inspection Ivan Murza, CoES
under the head of the city was approved...
A meeting of the CoES was held in the Megion administration
Modified: 06/17/2015
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The Megion administration held a meeting of the commission for the prevention and response to emergency situations and ensuring fire safety of the urban district of Megion. The meeting was chaired by the acting head of the city administration, chairman of the commission Alexander Kobzev.
The Megion administration held a meeting of the commission for the prevention and liquidation of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety of the urban district of Megion. The meeting was chaired by the acting...
The territorial subsystem of the RSChS of Yugra is the best in the Urals Federal District
Modified: 02/21/2014
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... educational and methodological meeting with the chairmen of the CoES
and OPB for the subjects of the Russian...
Be prepared for frost
Modified: 01/18/2013
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... also other departments. At the CoES
it was decided to ensure readiness...
general information
Megion in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of the same name, Ugra, is the administrative center. Together with the more famous city of Nizhnevartovsk, it acts as a center of oil production. Moreover, it was here that the first well of the largest Russian oil field, Samotlorsokoye, was drilled. The nearest city of Nizhnevartovsk is 28 km away, and the capital of the autonomous region is 500 km away. The population of Megion is 48 thousand people.
The main enterprise is OJSC Slavneft-Megionneftegaz, which accounts for about 45% of industrial production. The company is engaged in oil and gas production. In addition, there are enterprises for the repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment for the oil and gas industry, lumber production and the food industry.
The name of the city was given by the indigenous people who lived in this area. The 19th-century Hungarian linguist Bernat Munkacsi wrote: “In the Khanty language, the name of the Mayon yurts sounds like Mehe-Ung-Puhyl, which means “settlement at the mouth of a bend,” since “mehi” means a bend in the river, “puhyl” means a settlement, “ong” - mouth." Mayon is the original spelling in Russian, later they began to write “Mega”.
Early years
The first mention of the settlement dates back to 1781. The “List of Populated Places of the Siberian Territory” indicates 1810 as the time of the founding of the Mayon yurt. The “List of populated places according to information from 1868-1869” states that in the Ostyak Mayon yurts on the Ob River there are two courtyards with a population of 14 people and in the Megipulsky yurts on the Megi channel there are five courtyards with 31 inhabitants. In 1896-1897 the settlement is already listed as Russian with a population of Megion of 23 people.
In the directories of the Novosibirsk and Tomsk shipping companies and pilot maps there is information that at the dawn of the 20th century, the Magayon yurts served as so-called “exchange points” where you can exchange salt and matches for firewood. Such mutual trade brought significant income to the Russian and Ostyak populations. In 1912, the Magayon yurts had 5 courtyards and a zemstvo tract station. Local residents carried out transportation, fished, and hunted. Fish, furs, and game were handed over to the merchant Prolomkin Stepan Yakovlevich, who was the actual owner of these places.
"Sushi Master"
A chain of Asian restaurants with delivery. The establishment offers a variety of types of sushi, with flavors already loved by fans of Japanese cuisine and unique unusual combinations. The menu also has a wide selection of rolls and signature sets.
The most popular classic options:
- "Philadelphia". Delicate sushi, without spiciness, with plenty of aromatic cheese, fresh salmon and crispy cucumber.
- "California". This version of rolls appeared in America. It is distinguished by its rice on the outside. The filling can be any fish or crab sticks. The restaurant has more than 10 varieties of this sushi.
- "Sakura Tempura" Tiger shrimp and caviar, soft cream cheese and tomatoes - you will fall in love with this combination from the first bite.
- Rolls with salmon, cheese, chicken.
Baked sushi is the highlight of the Sushi Master restaurant:
- Tender with chicken;
- Cheesy;
- With spicy salmon;
- "Philadelphia" (a variation of the classic);
- "Mr. Krabs";
- "Monaco";
- “California in sesame” and others.
Vegetarian and fitness rolls are popular among customers.
Delivery: fast, free from a certain amount in the receipt. According to reviews, operators and couriers are very polite.
Payment methods: cash, card, online on the website, where birthday boys are given a discount of up to 20%.
Soviet period
After the start of collectivization and the dispossession campaign, special settlers were sent to these remote Siberian corners. In 1936, a fishing artel named after them was created from them in the Megion yurt. Stakhanov. Members of the association not only fished, but also collected nuts and berries. Rye, oats, barley, wheat, and potatoes were also grown.
During the war, most men were mobilized to the front, women were engaged in collecting fish for the soldiers. The collective farm in the village was very small: 30-40 workers, 200 heads of cattle, 70-80 horses, about 200 sheep, 10-15 pigs, 30-40 hectares of cultivated land. In 1954, several collective farms were merged into one, and people gradually moved to the administrative center of Megion. Land plots began to be developed; these houses have survived to this day on the street. Kolkhoz. By 1959, Megion's population reached 400 people.
City of oil and gas workers
In 1959, exploratory drilling began in the region in search of oil deposits. In 1961, the first hydrocarbon fountain came from the Megionskaya-1 well. The following year, a resource exploration enterprise was organized in the village - the Megion oil exploration expedition. Residential buildings began to be built for oil workers who came from all regions of the country. In 1964, oil began to be shipped, which was transported by barges to Novosibirsk. In the same year, the village received the status of a workers' village. In 1970, Megion's population was 6,431. In 1972, the Nizhnevartovskneft management was separated from the oil production enterprise NPU Megionneft.
Oil production grew rapidly, the village was improved. By 1979, 23,629 people already lived here. In 1980 the village received city status. According to the last Soviet census, the population of Megion was 39,783 people. The number of residents continued to increase mainly due to migration flow. In subsequent years until 2010, the population increased slightly, mostly due to natural growth. Since 2011, there have been slight fluctuations in this regard. At different periods, the population dynamics of the city of Megion manifested itself as both positive and negative.
Routes on the map of Megion. Transport infrastructure
The city's transport system is properly developed. A satellite map of Megion shows that a section of the federal highway 1R-404 “Khanty-Mansiysk - Tyumen” .
The city's railway service is represented by a station located in the urban-type settlement of Vysoky. However, the volume of railway use is minimal - most often it is freight trains. Trains pass through the station to Penza, Nizhnevartovsk, Ufa, Moscow, Adler, Volgograd and Astrakhan.
Public transport is organized within the city, covering all microdistricts. However, in recent years, due to an increase in the number of private cars and a decrease in interest in public transport, there has been a downward trend in passenger turnover.
Nizhnevartovsk airport is located 30 kilometers away.
