Okhansk (russian: Оха́нск) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center 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 administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Okhansky District in
Perm Krai
Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 ref ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eight ...
, located on the right bank of the
, southwest of
Perm, the administrative center of the
krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is rela ...
. Population:
History
First mentioned in 1597 as the village of Okhannoye (), it was also called Okhanskoye () or Okhan (). Town status was granted to it in 1781.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Okhansk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center 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 administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Okhansky District, to which it is directly subordinated.
[Law #416-67] As a
municipal division, the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
of Okhansk is incorporated within Okhansky Municipal District as Okhanskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #1878-407]
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Cities and towns in Perm Krai
Populated places in Okhansky District
Okhansky Uyezd
Populated places on the Kama River