Podporozhye, Leningrad Oblast

Podporozhye
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Podporozhye
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Podporozhye
Podporozhye (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 60°54′N 34°12′E / 60.900°N 34.200°E / 60.900; 34.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Administrative districtPodporozhsky District
Settlement municipal formationPodporozhskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Founded1936
Town status sinceJune 28, 1956
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
18,733
 • Capital ofPodporozhsky District, Podporozhskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
 • Municipal districtPodporozhsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementPodporozhskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofPodporozhsky Municipal District, Podporozhskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
187780-187783, 187789, 187799
OKTMO ID41636101001

Podporozhye (Russian: Подпоро́жье; Veps: Kos’kenaluine) is a town and the administrative center of Podporozhsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Svir River 285 kilometers (177 mi) northeast of St. Petersburg. Population: 18,733 (2010 Census); 20,312 (2002 Census); 23,295 (1989 Soviet census).

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