Langepas (; Khanty language: Лӑңкипос, Lăŋkipos) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population:
Geography
Langepas lies on the Kayukovskaya riverbank, north of the right bank of the
Ob River, close to the mouth of the
Vatinsky Yogan in the Ob.
The town is located east of
Khanty-Mansiysk, and northeast of
Tyumen.
History
Langepas means "squirrel land" in the
Khanty language. It was established in 1980 and granted town status in 1985.. It was initially built as a settlement for the staff of the Lokosovo gas processing plant.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the
town of okrug significance of Langepas—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
[Law #43-oz] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Langepas is incorporated as
Langepas Urban Okrug.
[Law #63-oz]
Economy
The economy of the town is based on
oil and
natural gas extraction as initially it was founded by
Lukoil. The oil company was named after the three western American
companies, which merged to form
Lukoil:
Langepasneftegaz,
Urayneftegaz, and
Kogalymneftegaz.
["OAO Lukoil -
]Company History"
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