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
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	21,061 (−0.6%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Osinsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Osinsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Osinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Osinsky Municipal District[4], Osinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	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.[4]

Demographics

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• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1717-348 от 10 ноября 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований Осинского района Пермского края», в ред. Закона №273-ПК от 14 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области, Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа, Пермского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бюллетень Законодательного Собрания и администрации Пермской области", №12, I часть, 9 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1717-348 of November 10, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of Osinsky District of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #273-PK of December 14, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Perm Krai. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).

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[ru] Оса (город)