Asha, Russia

Asha
Аша
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Asha
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Asha
Asha (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°00′N 57°16′E / 55.000°N 57.267°E / 55.000; 57.267
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative districtAshinsky District
TownAsha
Founded1898
Town status sinceJune 20, 1933
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
  Total
31,881
  Capital ofAshinsky District, Town of Asha
  Municipal districtAshinsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementAshinskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofAshinsky Municipal District, Ashinskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal code(s)
456010–456012, 456014, 456015, 456019
OKTMO ID75609101001
Websitewww.asha-gp.ru

Asha (Russian: Аша́) is a town and the administrative center of Ashinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River (a tributary of the Belaya), 377 kilometers (234 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 31,881(2010 Census); 33,926(2002 Census); 38,646(1989 Soviet census).