Segezha

Segezha
Сегежа
Segeža (Karelian)
Segezha railway station
Location of Segezha
Segezha
Location of Segezha
Segezha
Segezha (Karelia)
Coordinates: 63°44′N 34°19′E / 63.733°N 34.317°E / 63.733; 34.317
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Administrative districtSegezhsky District
Founded1915
Town status since1943
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
  Total
29,631
  Capital ofSegezhsky District
  Municipal districtSegezhsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementSegezhskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofSegezhsky Municipal District, Segezhskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
Postal code(s)
186420
OKTMO ID86645101001
Websitewww.segezha.info

Segezha (Russian: Сеге́жа; Karelian: Segeža; Finnish: Segeža) is a town and the administrative center of Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 267 kilometers (166 mi) north of Petrozavodsk on the Segezha River and on the western shore of Lake Vygozero. Population: 29,631(2010 Census); 34,214(2002 Census); 38,207(1989 Soviet census).