Onega, Russia

Onega (Russian Онега ) is a city in North-West 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 Oblasthauptstadt Arkhangelsk on the right bank of the Onega near its confluence with the White Sea.

The town of Onega is the Oblast subordinated administratively directly and as the administrative center of the homonymous Rajons.

History

The place was in the 14th century ( according to other data already in 1137 ) of Novgorod founded as Ust- Onega and received in 1780 under the name Oneg city law. 1784 the urban district center and part of the government of Archangel and named in Onega.

Demographics

The following overview shows the evolution of populations of Onega.

Note: Census data (1926 rounded)

Economy

The main economic activities are the timber industry, the chemical industry and building materials industry. Onega is in possession of a seaport, a railway station and an airport.

Vehicle registration plates of Russia OKATO Onega River Raion Novgorod Republic Belushya Guba Bereznik, Vinogradovsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk Oblast Ilyinsko-Podomskoye Yarensk Kargopol Karpogory Kamenka, Arkhangelsk Oblast Konosha Koryazhma Kotlas Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast Kuloy Leshukonskoye Maloshuyka Mezen, Mezensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast Nyandoma Oktyabrsky, Arkhangelsk Oblast Pinega Plesetsk Podyuga Puksoozero Shenkursk Shipitsyno Urdoma, Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast
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