Pechora
Town in the Komi Republic, Russia
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Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра, romanized: 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 mi2).[2] Population: 43,105 (2010 census);[3] 48,700 (2002 census);[7] 64,746 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Pechora
Печора | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Печӧра |
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.svg) Flag _(1983).png) Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Pechora | |
  Pechora Location of Pechora  Pechora Pechora (Komi Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 65°10′N 57°15′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Town status since | 1949[2] |
| Government | |
| • Head | Alexander Shabanov |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 43,105 |
• Estimate (2024) | 34,001 (−21.1%) |
| • Density | 1,490/km2 (3,860/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Pechora[1] |
| • Capital of | town of republic significance of Pechora[1] |
| • Municipal district | Pechora Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Pechora Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Pechora Municipal District,[4] Pechora Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| Postal codes[6] | 169600, 169601, 169606, 169607, 169609, 169615, 169616, 169619, 169669 |
| Dialing code | +7 82142 |
| OKTMO ID | 87620101001 |
| Website | www |
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.[9]
In the 1990s memorials were erected to commemorate those who died in the camp infirmary.[10]
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.[4] 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.[4]
Local government
Heads of the Pechora Urban Settlement:
- Vladimir Mennikov (United Russia), October 2008 - October 2012
- Konstantin Garkais (United Russia), 18 October 2012 - 25 December 2012
- Vladimir Anischik (United Russia), 25 December 2012 - September 2015
- Alexander Shabanov (A Just Russia),[11] September 2015 - 30 September 2021
- Alexander Baka (United Russia), 30 September 2021 - current
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[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: http://en.allmetsat.com/climate/russia.php?code=23418 | |||||||||||||
