Ochyor
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai |
| Administrative district | Ochyorsky District |
| Administrative center of | Ochyorsky District |
| Municipal status (as of March 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Ochyorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Ochyorsky Municipal District, Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Head | Leonid Mokrushin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 14,238 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1759 |
| Town status since | 1950 |
| Postal code(s) | 617140, 617141 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34278 |
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Ochyor (Russian: Очёр), alternatively spelled Ocher, is a town and the administrative center of Ochyorsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Ochyor River (Kama's tributary), 120 kilometers (75 mi) west of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 14,238 (2010 Census);15,563 (2002 Census);16,352 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1759 and was granted town status in 1950.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ochyor serves as the administrative center of Ochyorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Ochyor is incorporated within Ochyorsky Municipal District as Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement.
Near Ochyor, a number of important discoveries of Permian fossil reptiles (especially Therapsids) have been made, beginning in 1952.
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