Osa, Perm Krai

For other places with the same name, see Osa.

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 Оса
Town[1]
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Location of 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 (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	21,188
Administrative status
• Capital of	Osinsky District[1]
Municipal status
• 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 code(s)[5]	618120, 618122, 618149
OKTMO ID	57640101001
Website	osa.perm.ru

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 of Osa, Perm Krai

Year	1939	1959	1979	1989	2002	2010
Population	9,600[citation needed]	12,700[citation needed]	19,993[6]	24,132[7]	23,452[8]	21,191[2]