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Surgut () is a city in Census was 285,027. Surgut is one of the oldest Siberia n cities. It was founded in 1594 by order of Tsar Feodor I . The name of the city, according to one tradition, originates from the Khanty words "sur" (fish) and "gut" (hole, pit). The urbanization of Surgut took place in the 1960s , when it became a center of oil and gas production. On June 25 , 1965 the working settlement of Surgut was reorganized into a city. The day of the city is celebrated yearly on June 12 . The current mayor of Surgut is Alexander Leonidovich Sidorov (since 1996 ). He oversaw the construction of the Surgut Bridge , the longest one-tower Cable-stayed Bridge in the world. ECONOMY Surgut's economy is tied to oil production and the processing of Natural Gas . The most important enterprises are the oil firm '' Surgutneftegaz '' (often known as Surgut) and ''Surgutgazprom'' (a unit of Gazprom ). SPORTS
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