Nefteyugansk, a centre of the Nefteyugansk district in the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region, is located on the bank of the Ob river and its inflow – the Yuganskaya Ob river. It was founded in 1967 after opening and development of the Ust-Balyksky oilfield in 1961. A population of the city is 97 thousand. The main places of interest are the St.Panteleymon`s Church, the Arts Gallery, the Museum of Local Lore, the Puppet Theatre.