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Federal subject
  
Perm Krai

Administrative center of
  
Okhansky District

Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Okhansky District

Local time
  
Thursday 4:07 PM

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Municipal district
  
Okhansky Municipal District

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 57% Humidity

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Okhansk (Russian: Оха́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Okhansky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, 119 kilometers (74 mi) southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 7,250 (2010 Census); 7,994 (2002 Census); 8,414 (1989 Census).

Contents

Map of Okhansk, Permskiy Kray, Russia, 618100

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History

First mentioned in 1597 as the village of Okhannoye (Оха́нное), it was also called Okhanskoye (Оха́нское) or Okhan (Оха́н, Оха́нь). Town status was granted to it in 1781.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okhansk serves as the administrative center of Okhansky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Okhansk is incorporated within Okhansky Municipal District as Okhanskoye Urban Settlement.

References

Okhansk Wikipedia