Orosu

YakutОроһу

CountryRussia

Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 ^[4])

Orosu Оросу
Selo[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Ороһу
Location of Orosu
Orosu Location of Orosu Show map of Russia Orosu Orosu (Sakha Republic) Show map of Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 63°30′00″N 120°44′48″E / 63.50000°N 120.74667°E / 63.50000; 120.74667
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Verkhnevilyuysky District[1]
Rural okrug	Orosunsky Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	730
Administrative status
• Capital of	Orosunsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Verkhnevilyuysky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Orosunsky Rural Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Orosunsky Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [4])
OKTMO ID	98614460101

Orosu (Russian: Оросу; Yakut: Ороһу, romanized: Orohu) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Orosunsky Rural Okrug of Verkhnevilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 25 kilometers (16 mi) from Verkhnevilyuysk, the administrative center of the district. Across the river to the east is Tamalakan. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 730,^[2] of whom 344 were male and 386 female, up from 719 as recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1]