Vuktyl Вуктыл
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Komi	Вуктыл
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Coat of arms
Location of Vuktyl
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Coordinates: 63°42′N 57°19′E / 63.700°N 57.317°E / 63.700; 57.317
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic[1]
Founded	1968[2]
Town status since	1989[2]
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	12,356
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Vuktyl[1]
• Capital of	town of republic significance of Vuktyl[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Vuktyl Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Vuktyl Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Vuktyl Municipal District,[4] Vuktyl Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	169570
OKTMO ID	87712000001
Website	www.vuktyl.com

Vuktyl (Russian: Вукты́л, Komi: Вуктыл) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pechora River near its confluence with the Vuktyl River [ru], 575 kilometers (357 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar, the capital of the republic. Population: 12,356 (2010 Census);^[3] 14,472 (2002 Census);^[7] 19,330 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

It was founded in 1968 and granted town status in 1989.^[2] A major oil pipeline runs from Vuktyl to Ukhta to Torzhok.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the town of Vuktyl is, together with four rural-type settlement administrative territories (comprising ten rural localities), incorporated as the town of republic significance of Vuktyl—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Vuktyl is incorporated as Vuktyl Municipal District; the town of Vuktyl is incorporated within it as Vuktyl Urban Settlement.^[4] The four rural-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.^[4]

The town is served by the Vuktyl Airport.

• Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №13-РЗ от 6 марта 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №44, 16 марта 2006 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #13-RZ of March 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №11-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «О территориальной организации местного самоуправления в Республике Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу 1 апреля 2005 г.. Опубликован: "Республика", №44–45, 17 марта 2005 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #11-RZ of March 5, 2005 On the Territorial Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of April 1, 2005.).

• Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Vuktyl (in Russian)