Novy Urengoy

Novy Urengoy (Russian: Но́вый Уренго́й, lit: “New Urengoy”) is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 107,251 (2021 Census);[6] 104,107 (2010 Russian census);[2] 94,456 (2002 Census);[7] 93,235 (1989 Soviet census).[8] It is the largest city in the autonomous okrug. It was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field, one of the largest in Russia.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1980.[citation needed]