Pechora
city in Pechora Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia
Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра, Pečöra) is a town in the Komi Republic in Russia. It is on the Pechora River and nearby the Ural Mountains.
Pechora
Печора | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Печӧра |
_(1983).png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pechora  | |
  Pechora Location of Pechora  Pechora Pechora (Komi Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 65°10′N 57°15′E / 65.167°N 57.250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Town status since | 1949[2] |
| Government | |
| • Head | Alexander Shabanov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 43,105 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Pechora[1] |
| • Capital of | town of republic significance of Pechora[1] |
| • Municipal district | Pechora Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Pechora Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Pechora Municipal District[4], Pechora Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 169600, 169601, 169606, 169607, 169609, 169615, 169616, 169619, 169669 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 82142 |
| OKTMO ID | 87620101001 |
| Website | www |
History
changePechora was founded in 1940 and given town status in 1949.[2] It was used as a gulag in the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1953.
Transportation
changeThe town has the Pechora Airport and the Pechora Railway for transportation.
Military
changePechora has a military air base and a radar station nearby.
Climate
changePechora has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are very cold while summers are mild.
| Climate data for Pechora | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
2.6 (36.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−1.9 (28.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −54.7 (−66.5) |
−56.0 (−68.8) |
−44.7 (−48.5) |
−35.7 (−32.3) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−52.5 (−62.5) |
−56.0 (−68.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
33 (1.3) |
32 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
45 (1.8) |
67 (2.6) |
72 (2.8) |
77 (3.0) |
62 (2.4) |
63 (2.5) |
49 (1.9) |
50 (2.0) |
625 (24.6) |
| Average rainy days | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 143 |
| Average snowy days | 25 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 142 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 9 | 56 | 124 | 195 | 207 | 294 | 304 | 189 | 96 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1,542 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: http://en.allmetsat.com/climate/russia.php?code=23418 | |||||||||||||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #16-RZ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "General Information" (in Russian). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Law #11-RZ
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ↑ —Погода и Климат. Retrieved December 17, 2012.