Onega (city)

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city
Onega
Онега
coat of arms
coat of arms
Federal district Northwest Russia
Oblast Arkhangelsk
Rajon Onega
First mention 1137
Earlier names Ust-Onega (until 1780)
Oneg (until 1784)
City since 1780
surface 43  km²
population 21,359 inhabitants
(as of Oct. 14, 2010)
Population density 497 inhabitants / km²
Height of the center 20  m
Time zone UTC + 3
Telephone code (+7) 81839
Post Code 164840-164847
License Plate 29
OKATO 11 420
Geographical location
Coordinates 63 ° 55 '  N , 38 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 63 ° 55 '0 "  N , 38 ° 5' 0"  E
Onega (city) (European Russia)
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Location in the western part of Russia
Onega (city) (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Red pog.svg
Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast
List of cities in Russia

Onega ( Russian Оне́га ) is a city in northwestern Russia . It belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast and has 21,359 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 140 km southwest of the oblast capital Arkhangelsk on the right bank of the Onega near its confluence with the White Sea .

The city of Onega is administratively directly subordinate to the Oblast and at the same time the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

history

The place was founded in the 14th century (according to other sources as early as 1137) by Novgorodians as Ust-Onega and received city ​​rights in 1780, initially under the name Oneg . In 1784 the city was named the district center and part of the Arkhangelsk Governorate and Onega.

Population development

The following overview shows the development of the population of Onega.

year Residents
1897 2,541
1926 5,258
1939 15,783
1959 21.306
1970 25,047
1979 24,986
1989 26,070
2002 23,430
2010 21,359

Note: census data

economy

The most important branches of industry are the wood industry , the chemical industry and the building materials industry . Onega owns a seaport, a railroad station and an airport.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)

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