Segezha
| Segezha (English) Сегежа (Russian) Segeža (Karelian) |
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 Segezha railway station |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative district | Segezhsky District |
| Administrative center of | Segezhsky District |
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| Municipal district | Segezhsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Segezhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Segezhsky Municipal District, Segezhskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 29,631 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Town status since | 1943 |
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Segezha (Russian: Сеге́жа; Karelian: Segeža; Finnish: Sekehe) 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 Census).
It was founded as a railway station on Murmansk Railway in 1915. A small settlement grew around the station; it was granted town status in 1943. The area around Segezha held many of the early camps within the Soviet gulag system and was known as Segezhlag.
Segezha still where Penal Colony 7 is located (63°46′27″N 34°17′39″E / 63.77417°N 34.29417°E). In June 2011, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was moved here to serve his sentence.
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