Usinsk
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Usinsk is a town in the Komi Republic
, Russia
, situated 757 kilometres (470.4 mi) east of the republic's capital city of Syktyvkar
and 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) north of the town of Pechora
, on the northern bank of the Usa River
, 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) before its confluence
with the Pechora River
. Population:
Usinsk was founded in 1966 as a settlement at the newly discovered deposits of petroleum
in the north of the Komi Republic. Town status was granted to it in 1984. Usinsk is administratively directly under the republic. The town's area is 30600 square kilometres (11,814.7 sq mi).
The town is the center for the production of oil and gas in the Komi Republic. Three quarters of all the oil produced in the republic comes from the fields in the territory around Usinsk. In 1980 the town was connected to the Pechora Railway by a 108 km long sidetrack.
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated 757 kilometres (470.4 mi) east of the republic's capital city of Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
-Twin towns/sister cities:Syktyvkar is twinned with the following sister cities: Cullera, Spain Debrecen, Hungary Los Altos, United States Lovech, Bulgaria Taiyuan, China-External links:* * * *...
and 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) north of the town of Pechora
Pechora
Pechora is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated on the Pechora River, near the northern Ural Mountains. Population: It is served by Pechora Airport and is affiliated with the nearby Pechora Kamenka military air base....
, on the northern bank of the Usa River
Usa River (Komi Republic)
Usa is a river in the northeast corner of European Russia which drains the Polar Urals southwest into the Pechora River. The Polar Urals tend to the northeast and the Usa runs parallel to them. It is in the Komi Republic of Russia and the largest tributary of the Pechora River, which it joins from...
, 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) before its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Pechora River
Pechora River
The Pechora River is a river in northwest Russia which flows north into the Arctic Ocean on the west side of the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It is 1,809 km long and its basin is 322,000 square kilometers...
. Population:
Usinsk was founded in 1966 as a settlement at the newly discovered deposits of petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
in the north of the Komi Republic. Town status was granted to it in 1984. Usinsk is administratively directly under the republic. The town's area is 30600 square kilometres (11,814.7 sq mi).
The town is the center for the production of oil and gas in the Komi Republic. Three quarters of all the oil produced in the republic comes from the fields in the territory around Usinsk. In 1980 the town was connected to the Pechora Railway by a 108 km long sidetrack.