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The name of the city means New Urengoy. The word Urengoy comes from a combination ofKhanty wordUre meaning Old woman andNenets wordNgo, meaning island.[6]
Novy Urengoy was founded in 1975 after the discovery of theUrengoy gas field, one of the largest in Russia.[7] Town status was granted to it in 1980.[citation needed]
Novy Urengoy has asubarctic climate (Köppen climate classificationDfc). Winters are severely cold and long with average temperatures from −30 °C (−22 °F) to −22 °C (−7.6 °F) in January, while summers are mild and brief with average temperatures from +10 °C (50 °F) to +18 °C (64.4 °F) in July.Precipitation is moderate, and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
A major industry of the city is oil and gas production, with one of the largestgas fields in the world in the area and substantial prospects for further exploration. Thegovernment-owned companyGazprom is the main local employer.
The city is situated on theTyumen–Novy Urengoy railway line. Traveling north from Tyumen, Novy Urengoy is the last station of significance.Noyabrsk is the previous station of significance.
Novy Urengoy is along theSalekhard–Igarka Railway, "Dead Road". Extending from Novy Urengoy toStary Nadym is one section of the "Railway of Death" that serves as an important freight railway.
Государственная Дума Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №42-ЗАО от 6 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа», в ред. Закона №123-ЗАО от 6 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа в части изменения вида населённого пункт Тазовский путём отнесения его к сельским пунктам и наделении муниципального образования посёлок Тазовский статусом сельского поселения». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №119, 13 октября 2006 г. (State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #42-ZAO of October 6, 2006On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #123-ZAO of December 6, 2012On Amending Various Laws of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Due to Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality of Tazovsky to a Rural Locality and on Granting the Municipal Formation of the Settlement of Tazovsky the Status of a Rural Settlement. Effective as of the day upon expiration of ten days from the official publication date.).
Государственная Дума Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №102-ЗАО от 16 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом, определении административного центра и установлении границ муниципального образования город Новый Уренгой», в ред. Закона №102-ЗАО от 31 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа "О наделении статусом, определении административного центра и установлении границ муниципального образования город Новый Уренгой"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", спецвыпуск №4, 27 января 2005 г. (State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #102-ZAO of December 16, 2004On Granting the Status, Determining the Administrative Center, and Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the City of Novy Urengoy, as amended by the Law #102-ZAO of October 31, 2012On Amending the Law of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug "On Granting the Status, Determining the Administrative Center, and Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the City of Novy Urengoy". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).