Yona, Russia Explained

En Name:Yona
Ru Name:Ёна
Coordinates:67.6072°N 31.155°W
Map Label Position:top
Federal Subject:Murmansk Oblast
Adm District Jur:Kovdorsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Yonsky Territorial Okrug
Adm Selsoviet Type:Territorial okrug
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Urban Okrug Jur:Kovdorsky Urban Okrug
Urban Okrug Jur Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:314
Established Date:1574 or 1840 (see text)
Postal Codes:184131
Postal Codes Ref:[2]
Dialing Codes:81535

Yona (Russian: Ёна) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located beyond the Arctic Circle at a height of 156m (512feet) above sea level. Population: 314 (2010 Census).[3]

History

It was first mentioned as the pogost of Yono-Babinsky (Russian: Ёно-Бабинский) in 1574. According to other sources, it was established by Finns and Sami in 1840.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #537-01-ZMO
  2. [Russian Post]
  3. Web site: 2010. Статистический сборник "Численность, размещение и возрастно-половой состав населения Мурманской области. Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения". Том 1.. 2010 Statistical Digest "Size, Distribution, and the Age and Gender Characteristics of the Population of Murmansk Oblast. Results of the All-Russian Population Census. 1. September 10, 2012. Russian: Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Территориальный орган федеральной службы государственной статистики по Мурманской области (Мурманскстат) (Federal State Statistics Service. Territorial Branch of the Federal Statistics Service in Murmansk Oblast (Murmanskstat)). 2012. Federal State Statistics Service. ru.