Yarega
Urban-type settlement in Komi Republic, Russia
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Yarega (Russian: Я́рега; Komi: Ярега, Jarega) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Ukhta in the Komi Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,806.[2]
Yarega
Ярега | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Ярега |
The first oil mine in the USSR | |
![]() Interactive map of Yarega | |
| Coordinates: 63°26′N 53°34′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Urban-type settlement administrative territorySelsoviet | Yarega Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory[1] |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,806 |
• Estimate (2024) | 6,144 (−21.3%) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Ukhta[1] |
| • Capital of | Yarega Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Ukhta Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code[5] | 169347 |
| OKTMO ID | 87725000071 |
| 2010 Census | 7,806[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 8,512[6] |
| 1989 Census | 10,650[7] |
| 1979 Census | 9,054[8] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Yarega, together with two rural localities, is incorporated as Yarega Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory, which is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Ukhta.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Yarega is a part of Ukhta Urban Okrug.[3]
