Onega, Russia Onega, Russia Onega () 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: The Pomor village of Ust-Onega () 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
Vytegorsky District Vytegra. Population: 31,757 (2002 Census); The population of Vytegra accounts for 38.6% of the district's total population. The northwestern border of the district is the shore of Lake Onega, and the area of the district is divided between several drainage basins. The western and the central parts belong to the basins of the rivers flowing into Lake Onega, most notably the Vytegra, the Vodla, the Andoma, and the Megra. Lake Onega belongs to the basin of the Neva River. From the east, the Andoma Hills separate the basin of Lake Onega from the basins of the Kovzha and the Kema