Usman (Russian: У́смань) is a town and the administrative center of Usmansky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usman River, 75 kilometers (47 mi) south of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,685 (2010 Census);[2] 20,133 (2002 Census);[8] 20,878 (1989 Census).[9]

Usman Усмань
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Usman
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Coordinates: 52°03′N 39°44′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Lipetsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Usmansky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Usman[1]
Founded	1645
Town status since	1779
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	18,685
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	19,956 (+6.8%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Usmansky District[1], Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Usmansky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Usman Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Usmansky Municipal District[5], Usman Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	399370–399373, 399379
OKTMO ID	42648101001

History

Founded in 1645,[10] it was first an ostrog (fortress) on the Belgorod Line and named after the Usman River.^{[citation needed]} In 1652, it was raided by the Tatars. It was granted town status in 1779.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Usman serves as the administrative center of Usmansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Usmansky District as Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Usmansky Municipal District as Usman Urban Settlement.[4]

Notable facts

• The minor planet 16515 Usman'grad was named after the town.[10]
• Usman was the birthplace of:
  • Nikolay Basov (1922–2001), co-recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Astronomer Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004), a discoverer of minor planets[10]
  • Pyotr Nikolsky (1858–1940), a dermatologist

References

Sources

• Липецкий областной Совет депутатов. Закон №382-ОЗ от 28 апреля 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Липецкой области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №343-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Липецкой области в связи с объединением сельских поселений Добринский сельсовет и Сафоновский сельсовет Добринского муниципального района Липецкой области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Липецкая газета", №88, 7 мая 2010 г. (Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #382-OZ of April 28, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Lipetsk Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #343-OZ of December 5, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Lipetsk Oblast Due to the Merger of the Rural Settlements of Dobrinsky Selsoviet and Safonovsky Selsoviet in Dobrinsky Municipal District of Lipetsk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
• Липецкий областной Совет депутатов. Закон №126-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Липецкой области», в ред. Закона №343-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Липецкой области в связи с объединением сельских поселений Добринский сельсовет и Сафоновский сельсовет Добринского муниципального района Липецкой области». Вступил в силу 26 сентября 2004 г. Опубликован: "Липецкая газета", №188, 25 сентября 2004 г. (Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #126-OZ of September 23, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations in Lipetsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #343-OZ of December 5, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Lipetsk Oblast Due to the Merger of the Rural Settlements of Dobrinsky Selsoviet and Safonovsky Selsoviet in Dobrinsky Municipal District of Lipetsk Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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