Osa () is a
town
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and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Osinsky District in
Perm Krai
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,
Russia
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, located on the left bank of the
near its
confluence
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with the
Tulva, southwest of
Perm
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Places
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**Permsky District, the district
**Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005
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, the administrative center of the
krai
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. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 21,188.
History
It was founded in 1591 (according to other sources—in 1596) as the ''
sloboda
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fortress
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. In a 1623 document, the settlement is referred to as the ''sloboda'' of Osinskaya Nikolskaya (), in 1678—as the ''sloboda'' of Osinskaya (), 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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Osa serves as the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Osinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.
[Law #416-67] As a
municipal division, the
town
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of Osa, together with five rural localities, is incorporated within Osinsky Municipal District as Osinskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #1717-348]
Demographics
References
Notes
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Cities and towns in Perm Krai
Osinsky District, Perm Krai
Osinsky Uyezd
Populated places established in the 1590s
Populated places on the Kama River