Gubkinsky

Gubkinsky

Gubkinsky (Губкинский) is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the left bank of the Pyakupur River, south of Salekhard. It is named after the Soviet geologist Ivan Gubkin. Population: 20,407 (2002 Census); 9,676 (1989 Census).

It was founded on April 22, 1986 as an oil-extracting settlement. It received town status in 1997.

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