Onega, Russia
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of May 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Onega |
| Administrative center of | town of oblast significance of Onega,Onezhsky District |
| Municipal status (as of March 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Onezhsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Onezhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Onezhsky Municipal District, Onezhskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 21,359 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 14th century |
| Town status since | August 19, 1780 |
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Onega (Russian: Оне́га) is a town in the northwest of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated at the mouth of the Onega River, a few kilometers from the shore of the Onega Bay of the White Sea. Population: 21,359 (2010 Census);23,430 (2002 Census);26,070 (1989 Census).
The Pomor village of Ust-Onega (Усть-Оне́га) was first mentioned in Novgorodian documents in the 14th century. It was chartered on August 19, 1780, after Pyotr Shuvalov had sold his rights to fell timber to English industrialists who built several sawmills there. Since 1784, Onega was the administrative center of Onezhsky Uyezd.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Onega serves as the administrative center of Onezhsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Onega—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Onega is incorporated within Onezhsky Municipal District as Onezhskoye Urban Settlement.
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