Pokachi (Russian: Покачи) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vatyegan River, 350 kilometers (220 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 800 kilometers (500 mi) northeast of Tyumen.

[7] It was founded in 1984 due to the development of oil fields in its vicinity.

[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1992.

[citation needed] The name "Pokachi" is derived from the name of a Khanty family that once owned these lands.

[3] The town's economy is based on oil extraction.