Pechora
Печора
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • KomiПечӧра
Coat of arms of Pechora
Coat of arms
Location of Pechora
Map
Pechora is located in Russia
Pechora
Pechora
Location of Pechora
Pechora is located in Komi Republic
Pechora
Pechora
Pechora (Komi Republic)
Coordinates: 65°10′N 57°15′E / 65.167°N 57.250°E / 65.167; 57.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKomi Republic[1]
Founded1940Edit this on Wikidata
Town status since1949[2]
Government
 • HeadAlexander Shabanov
Area
[2]
 • Total28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total43,105
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
39,400 (−8.6%)
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Pechora[1]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Pechora[1]
 • Municipal districtPechora Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementPechora Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofPechora Municipal District,[5] Pechora Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
169600, 169601, 169606, 169607, 169609, 169615, 169616, 169619, 169669
Dialing code(s)+7 82142
OKTMO ID87620101001
Websitewww.pechoraonline.ru

Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра, Pećöra) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Pechora River, west of and near the northern Ural Mountains. The area of the town is 28.9 square kilometres (11.2 sq mi).[2] Population: 43,105 (2010 Census);[3] 48,700 (2002 Census);[8] 64,746 (1989 Census).[9]

History

Pechora was granted town status in 1950.[2] Pechora was also the site of a Stalin-era gulag that operated from 1932 to 1953, although it was partially emptied in 1941 as many of the inmates were forced into service in the Red Army. There is a dedicated room at the Pechora museum where they display many of the records and artifacts that were recovered from the gulag.[10] "Pechora" translates to "cave" in Ukrainian.[11]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the town of Pechora is, together with two urban-type settlement administrative territories (comprising the urban-type settlements of Kozhva and Puteyets and eleven rural localities) and four rural-type settlement administrative territories (comprising seventeen rural localities), incorporated as the town of republic significance of Pechora—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Pechora is incorporated as Pechora Municipal District; the town of Pechora is incorporated within it as Pechora Urban Settlement.[5] The two urban-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the four rural-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.[5]

Local government

Heads of the Pechora Urban Settlement:

Transportation

The town is served by the Pechora Airport and the Pechora Railway.

Military

Pechora Kamenka military air base and Pechora Radar Station are located nearby.

Climate

Pechora has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are very cold, with average low temperatures in January of −22.5 °C (−8.5 °F) in January. Summers are mild, with average high temperatures in July of +21.7 °C (71.1 °F). Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Pechora
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		2.9
(37.2) 		11.6
(52.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		32.6
(90.7) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		27.6
(81.7) 		20.0
(68.0) 		7.7
(45.9) 		3.5
(38.3) 		35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		3.2
(37.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		17.1
(62.8) 		10.9
(51.6) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		3.0
(37.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2) 		−16.4
(2.5) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		5.1
(41.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.1
(61.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−14.6
(5.7) 		−1.4
(29.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.8
(−7.2) 		−20.4
(−4.7) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		0.4
(32.7) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−5.4
(22.3)
Record low °C (°F) −54.7
(−66.5) 		−56.0
(−68.8) 		−44.7
(−48.5) 		−35.7
(−32.3) 		−23.3
(−9.9) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−33.9
(−29.0) 		−43.3
(−45.9) 		−52.5
(−62.5) 		−56.0
(−68.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.8
(1.65) 		32.7
(1.29) 		33.6
(1.32) 		37.7
(1.48) 		46.0
(1.81) 		73.4
(2.89) 		69.1
(2.72) 		77.9
(3.07) 		64.7
(2.55) 		65.2
(2.57) 		52.7
(2.07) 		48.1
(1.89) 		642.9
(25.31)
Average rainy days 2 1 3 9 16 20 19 23 23 17 6 4 143
Average snowy days 25 21 21 12 6 1 0 0 1 11 20 24 142
Mean monthly sunshine hours 9 56 124 195 207 294 304 189 96 50 15 3 1,542
Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[13]
Source 2: http://en.allmetsat.com/climate/russia.php?code=23418
Daryal radar at Pechora
View of Sablya Reserve outside Pechora

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #16-RZ
  2. ^ a b c d "General Information" (in Russian). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Law #11-RZ
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Pechora Camp".
  11. ^ "Яндекс".
  12. ^ "Главой Печоры стал справедливорос Александр Шабанов" [A Just Russia member Alexander Shabanov became head of Pechora]. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  13. ^ —Погода и Климат. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of the Komi Republic
Route of Baltic Pipeline System in Russia
Authority control databases
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