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Osa, Perm Krai

Osa (in English)
Оса (Russian)
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Location of Perm Krai in Russia
Osa is located in Perm Krai
Osa
Osa
Location of Osa in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 57°18′N 55°28′E / 57.300°N 55.467°E / 57.300; 55.467Coordinates: 57°18′N 55°28′E / 57.300°N 55.467°E / 57.300; 55.467
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Administrative status (as of June 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai
Administrative district Osinsky District
Administrative center of Osinsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2013)
Municipal district Osinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Osinskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Osinsky Municipal District, Osinskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,188 inhabitants
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1591 or 1596
Town status since 1739
Postal code(s) 618120, 618122, 618149
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Osa (Russian: Оса́) is a town and the administrative center of Osinsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kama River near its confluence with the Tulva, 146 kilometers (91 mi) southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 21,188.

It was founded in 1591 (according to other sources—in 1596) as the sloboda of Novonikolskaya (Новонико́льская) and later became a fortress. In a 1623 document, the settlement is referred to as the sloboda of Osinskaya Nikolskaya (Осинская Никольская), in 1678—as the sloboda of Osinskaya (Осинская), in 1732—as the village (selo) of Osa. It was granted town status in 1739. In 1960, oil fields were discovered near Osa. Oil extraction started in 1963.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Osa serves as the administrative center of Osinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Osa, together with five rural localities, is incorporated within Osinsky Municipal District as Osinskoye Urban Settlement.


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