Pechora

Pechora
Печора
Other transcription(s)
  KomiПечӧра
Location of Pechora
Pechora
Location of Pechora
Pechora
Pechora (Komi Republic)
Coordinates: 65°10′N 57°15′E / 65.167°N 57.250°E / 65.167; 57.250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKomi Republic
Founded1940
Town status since1949
Government
  HeadAlexander Shabanov
Area
  Total
28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
  Total
43,105
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
  Subordinated totown of republic significance of Pechora
  Capital oftown of republic significance of Pechora
  Municipal districtPechora Municipal District
  Urban settlementPechora Urban Settlement
  Capital ofPechora Municipal District, Pechora Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
169600, 169601, 169606, 169607, 169609, 169615, 169616, 169619, 169669
Dialing code(s)+7 82142
OKTMO ID87620101001
Websitewww.pechoraonline.ru

Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра, romanized: 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 28.9 square kilometres (11.2 sq mi). Population: 43,105(2010 Census); 48,700(2002 Census); 64,746(1989 Soviet census).