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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Daryal radar at Pechora
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View of Sablya Reserve outside Pechora

References

Notes

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