Pechora
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Pechora (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) 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 Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[2] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[3]
History
Pechora was granted town status in 1950.[1] 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.[4] "Pechora" translates to "cave" in Ukrainian.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[7]
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),[8] 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 Script error: No such module "convert". in January. Summers are mild, with average high temperatures in July of Script error: No such module "convert".. Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
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References
Notes
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Sources
- Script error: No such module "Lang". (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #13-RZ of March 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014 On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of the official publication date.).
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External links
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