Pinega

Pinega
Пинега
Interactive map of Pinega
Pinega
Location of Pinega
Pinega
Pinega (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 64°42′00″N 43°23′42″E / 64.70000°N 43.39500°E / 64.70000; 43.39500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative districtPinezhsky District
SelsovietPinezhsky Selsoviet
Population
 • Total
3,225
 • Estimate 
(2012)
3,786 (+17.4%)
 • Capital ofPinezhsky Selsoviet
 • Municipal districtPinezhsky Municipal District
 • Rural settlementPinezhskoye Rural Settlement
 • Capital ofPinezhskoye Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
164610
OKTMO ID11648427101

Pinega (Пинега) is a rural locality (a settlement), formerly a town, in Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pinega River (hence the name). It serves as the administrative center of Pinezhsky Selsoviet, one of the seventeen selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement, one of the fifteen rural settlements in the district. Population: 3,225 (2010 census); 3,763 (2002 census); 4,401 (1989 Soviet census)..