Okhansk

Okhansk (English) Оханск (Russian)
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Location of Perm Krai in Russia
Okhansk Location of Okhansk in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 57°44′N 55°24′E / 57.733°N 55.400°E / 57.733; 55.400Coordinates: 57°44′N 55°24′E / 57.733°N 55.400°E / 57.733; 55.400
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai
Administrative district	Okhansky District
Administrative center of	Okhansky District
Municipal status (as of December 2013)
Municipal district	Okhansky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Okhanskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Okhansky Municipal District, Okhanskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	7,250 inhabitants
Time zone	YEKT (UTC+05:00)
First mentioned	1597
Town status since	1781
Previous names	Okhannoye, Okhanskoye, Okhan
Postal code(s)	618100
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Okhansk (Russian: Оха́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Okhansky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, 119 kilometers (74 mi) southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 7,250 (2010 Census);7,994 (2002 Census);8,414 (1989 Census).

First mentioned in 1597 as the village of Okhannoye (Оха́нное), it was also called Okhanskoye (Оха́нское) or Okhan (Оха́н, Оха́нь). Town status was granted to it in 1781.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okhansk serves as the administrative center of Okhansky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Okhansk is incorporated within Okhansky Municipal District as Okhanskoye Urban Settlement.

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