Lyantor
61°37′N 72°10′E / 61.617°N 72.167°E
Lyantor (Template:Lang-ru) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Pim River (Ob's tributary), 625 km northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 33,011 (2002 Census); 22,071 (1989 Census).
It was established in 1967 in place of a fishing settlement of Pim due to discovery of oil and natural gas deposits in its vicinity. It received the status of work settlement in 1980 and town status—in 1992.
Economy of town is based on oil extraction.
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