Poshekhonye (Russian: Пошехо́нье) is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Sogozha River, 151 kilometers (94 mi) northwest of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] In 1777, it was granted town status and renamed Poshekhonye.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Poshekhonye is incorporated within Poshekhonsky Municipal District as Poshekhonye Urban Settlement.

[4] A popular variety of mass-produced cheese in Russia is called "Poshekhonsky".

The original cheese factory in the city is currently no longer operating, although plans were made in 2007 to re-open it.