Ukhta

Ukhta

Russia
also spelled  Uchta,  

      industrial city, Komi republic, northwestern Russia, on the Ukhta River. It was founded as the village of Chibyu in 1931 and became a city in 1943, when it was linked to the Pechora railway. Ukhta lies within the Pechora Basin, a significant oil and natural gas area. Some oil is refined locally, but most is conveyed via pipeline to refineries between St. Petersburg and Moscow. The city has institutes for the oil, forestry, and railway industries. Pop. (1993 est.) 111,000.

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