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Asha, Russia

Asha (in English)
Аша (Russian)
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Asha is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Asha
Asha
Location of Asha in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°00′N 57°16′E / 55.000°N 57.267°E / 55.000; 57.267Coordinates: 55°00′N 57°16′E / 55.000°N 57.267°E / 55.000; 57.267
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Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative district Ashinsky District
Town Asha
Administrative center of Ashinsky District, Town of Asha
Municipal status (as of June 2014)
Municipal district Ashinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Ashinskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Ashinsky Municipal District, Ashinskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 31,881 inhabitants
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1898
Town status since June 20, 1933
Postal code(s) 456010–456012, 456014, 456015, 456019
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Asha (Russian: Аша́) is a town and the administrative center of Ashinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River (a tributary of the Belaya), 377 kilometers (234 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 31,881 (2010 Census);33,926 (2002 Census);38,646 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1898 and was granted town status on June 20, 1933.

On June 4, 1989, the Ufa train disaster—a huge liquefied petroleum gas explosion that killed or injured 1,200 people—occurred near Asha.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Asha serves as the administrative center of Ashinsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ashinsky District as the Town of Asha. As a municipal division, the Town of Asha is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Ashinskoye Urban Settlement.

Asha is known for Adzhigardak, its ski resort.


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