Pechora
{{Short description|Town in the Komi Republic, Russia}}
{{Distinguish|Pechory}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2012}}
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|ru_name=Печора
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|urban_settlement_jur=Pechora Urban Settlement
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|leader_name=Alexander Shabanov
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|postal_codes=169600, 169601, 169606, 169607, 169609, 169615, 169616, 169619, 169669
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Pechora ({{langx|ru|Печо́ра}}; {{langx|kv|Печӧра|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 {{convert|28.9|km2|mi2}}.{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://www.pechoraonline.ru/ru/page/content.o_rayone.o_raione_inf/|language=ru|access-date=February 24, 2018}} Population: {{ru-census|p2010=43,105|p2002=48,700|p1989=64,746}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/20/a3271420.shtml|title=BBC - WW2 People's War - Pechora Camp}} "Pechora" translates to "cave" in Ukrainian.{{cite web | url=https://translate.yandex.ru/?lang=ru-en&text=%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0 | title=Яндекс }}
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.Law #16-RZ 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.Law #11-RZ 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),{{Cite web |url=https://www.bnkomi.ru/data/news/54726/ |title=Главой Печоры стал справедливорос Александр Шабанов |trans-title=A Just Russia member Alexander Shabanov became head of Pechora |access-date=2016-10-15 |archive-date=2018-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010544/https://www.bnkomi.ru/data/news/54726/ |url-status=live}} 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 {{convert|-22.5|C}} in January. Summers are mild, with average high temperatures in July of {{convert|+21.7|C}}. Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.
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|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—[http://pogoda.ru.net/climate/23418.htm Погода и Климат]. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
|source 2 = http://en.allmetsat.com/climate/russia.php?code=23418
|date=December 2012
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File:Аранецкое болото к западу от пер. Аранецкий. Виден Саблинский хребет. Приполярный Урал.jpg
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ko|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|ko|mun|list}}
External links
- [http://www.tomovl.ru/pechora.htm Pechora. History. Nature] {{in lang|ru}}
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