Osa, Perm Krai
Town in Perm Krai, Russia
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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.[2]
Osa
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| Coordinates: 57°18′N 55°28′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Osinsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1591 or 1596 |
| Town status since | 1739 |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,188 |
• Estimate (2023) | 19,369 (−8.6%) |
| • Capital of | Osinsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Osinsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Osinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Osinsky Municipal District,[3] Osinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 618120, 618122, 618149 |
| OKTMO ID | 57640101001 |
| Website | osa |
History
It was founded in 1591 (according to other sources—in 1596) as the sloboda of Novonikolskaya (Новонико́льская) and later became a fortress.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] In 1960, oil fields were discovered near Osa. Oil extraction started in 1963.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Osa serves as the administrative center of Osinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Osa, together with five rural localities, is incorporated within Osinsky Municipal District as Osinskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Demographics
| Historical population | ||||||
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| Year | 1939 | 1959 | 1979 | 1989 | 2002 | 2010 |
| Pop. | 9,600[citation needed] | 12,700[citation needed] | 19,993[6] | 24,132[7] | 23,452[8] | 21,191[2] |
| ±% | — | — | — | +20.7% | −2.8% | −9.6% |