Pechora
Town in the Komi Republic, Russia
title: "Pechora" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-the-komi-republic"] description: "Town in the Komi Republic, Russia" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechora" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Town in the Komi Republic, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian inhabited locality"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Pechora |
| ru_name | Печора |
| loc_name1 | Печӧра |
| loc_lang1 | Komi |
| image_skyline | Pechor gres and mountains.JPG |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | bottom |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Pechora (Komia) (1983).png |
| image_flag | Flag of Pechora rayon (Komia).svg |
| federal_subject | Komi Republic |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_city_jur | town of republic significance of Pechora |
| adm_city_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of | town of republic significance of Pechora |
| adm_ctr_of_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Pechora Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Pechora Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Pechora Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Pechora Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| leader_title | Head |
| leader_name | Alexander Shabanov |
| area_km2 | 28.9 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 43105 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| current_cat_date | 1949 |
| current_cat_date_ref | |
| postal_codes | 169600, 169601, 169606, 169607, 169609, 169615, 169616, 169619, 169669 |
| dialing_codes | 82142 |
| website | http://www.pechoraonline.ru |
| :: |
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Pechora (; ) 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 km2. Population:
History
Pechora was granted town status in 1950. 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.
In the 1990s memorials were erected to commemorate those who died in the camp infirmary.
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. 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. 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.
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), 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 in January. Summers are mild, with average high temperatures in July of +21.7 C. Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
|location=Pechora |metric first=yes |single line=yes |Jan record high C=2.5 |Feb record high C=2.9 |Mar record high C=11.6 |Apr record high C=21.9 |May record high C=32.6 |Jun record high C=34.1 |Jul record high C = 35.0 |Aug record high C = 32.4 |Sep record high C = 27.6 |Oct record high C = 20.0 |Nov record high C = 7.7 |Dec record high C = 3.5 |Jan high C = -14.0 |Feb high C = -12.2 |Mar high C = -3.7 |Apr high C = 3.2 |May high C = 10.5 |Jun high C = 17.9 |Jul high C = 21.8 |Aug high C = 17.1 |Sep high C = 10.9 |Oct high C = 2.4 |Nov high C = -6.6 |Dec high C = -11.1 |Jan mean C = -17.9 |Feb mean C = -16.4 |Mar mean C = -8.8 |Apr mean C = -2.1 |May mean C = 5.1 |Jun mean C = 12.3 |Jul mean C = 16.1 |Aug mean C = 12.2 |Sep mean C = 7.1 |Oct mean C = -0.1 |Nov mean C = -9.7 |Dec mean C = -14.6 |Jan low C = -21.8 |Feb low C = -20.4 |Mar low C = -13.6 |Apr low C = -6.9 |May low C = 0.4 |Jun low C = 7.5 |Jul low C = 11.0 |Aug low C = 8.3 |Sep low C = 4.1 |Oct low C = -2.3 |Nov low C = -12.8 |Dec low C = -18.3 |Jan record low C = -54.7 |Feb record low C = -56.0 |Mar record low C = -44.7 |Apr record low C = -35.7 |May record low C = -23.3 |Jun record low C = -5.6 |Jul record low C = 0.1 |Aug record low C = -3.1 |Sep record low C = -9.5 |Oct record low C = -33.9 |Nov record low C = -43.3 |Dec record low C = -52.5 |Jan precipitation mm = 41.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 32.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 33.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 37.7 |May precipitation mm = 46.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 73.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 69.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 77.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 64.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 65.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 52.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 48.1 |Jan rain days = 2 |Feb rain days = 1 |Mar rain days = 3 |Apr rain days = 9 |May rain days = 16 |Jun rain days = 20 |Jul rain days = 19 |Aug rain days = 23 |Sep rain days = 23 |Oct rain days = 17 |Nov rain days = 6 |Dec rain days = 4 |Jan snow days = 25 |Feb snow days = 21 |Mar snow days = 21 |Apr snow days = 12 |May snow days = 6 |Jun snow days = 1 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 1 |Oct snow days = 11 |Nov snow days = 20 |Dec snow days = 24 |Jan sun = 9 |Feb sun = 56 |Mar sun = 124 |Apr sun = 195 |May sun = 207 |Jun sun = 294 |Jul sun = 304 |Aug sun = 189 |Sep sun = 96 |Oct sun = 50 |Nov sun = 15 |Dec sun = 3 |year sun = 1542 |source 1 = pogoda.ru.net |source 2 = http://en.allmetsat.com/climate/russia.php?code=23418 |date=December 2012 ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/RLS_DARIAL.JPG" caption="Daryal radar at Pechora"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Аранецкое_болото_к_западу_от_пер._Аранецкий._Виден_Саблинский_хребет._Приполярный_Урал.jpg" caption="View of Sablya Reserve outside Pechora"] ::
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- "General Information".
- "BBC - WW2 People's War - Pechora Camp".
- (August 13, 2014). "Pechora [C]* Cemetery of Pechzheldorlag infirmary".
- Law #16-RZ
- Law #11-RZ
- "Главой Печоры стал справедливорос Александр Шабанов".
- —[http://pogoda.ru.net/climate/23418.htm Погода и Климат]. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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