Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

The Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug extends over 523,100 square kilometers of the West Siberian Plain, containing dense forests, peat bogs, and grass marshes.

The region, established in 1930 as Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug, underwent multiple name changes before receiving its current designation as Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in 1977.

The indigenous Khanty and Mansi peoples maintain their traditional practices of hunting and fishing, though they represent only 2.5% of the current population.

The territory contains extensive petroleum reserves and natural gas deposits, producing more than 60% of Russia's oil through a network of 107,000 kilometers of pipelines.

Mount Narodnaya, reaching 1,895 meters, marks the highest elevation point in the region and forms the boundary toward the Ural Mountains.

Location: Tyumen Oblast

Inception: December 10, 1930

Capital city: Khanty-Mansiysk

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Part of: Ural Federal District

Shares border with: Komi Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tomsk Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Website: http://admhmao.ru

GPS coordinates: 62.25000,70.16667

Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:45