Ochyor

For other uses, see Ocher.

Ochyor (Russian: Очёр), alternatively spelled Ocher, is a town and the administrative center of Ochyorsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Ochyor River (Kama's tributary), 120 kilometers (75 mi) west of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 14,238 (2010 Census);^[2] 15,563 (2002 Census);^[6] 16,352 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Ochyor Очёр
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ochyor
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Coordinates: 57°53′N 54°44′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Administrative district	Ochyorsky District[1]
Founded	1759
Town status since	1950
Government
• Head	Leonid Mokrushin
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	14,238
Administrative status
• Capital of	Ochyorsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ochyorsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Ochyorsky Municipal District,[3] Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	617140, 617141
Dialing code(s)	+7 34278
OKTMO ID	57644101001
Website	ocher.permarea.ru/ocher

History

The settlement was founded in 1759 in connection with the construction of the Ocher iron foundry and ironworks, owned by Count Stroganov.^[8] In 1918, on the site of the old factory, the Ocher Machine-Building Plant was established, which produces bulldozers, pipe-layers, depth-pumping rods, etc. The city industry is represented by a casting-mechanical plant, a food processing plant, a bakery and a dairy plant. In Ocher suburbs there are concentrated deposits of gravel, peat, there are outlets of soda waters.

In 1924 Ocher district was formed. On February 25, 1929, Ocher was granted a status of the settlement, on June 19, 1950 - status of the city.^[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ochyor serves as the administrative center of Ochyorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Ochyor is incorporated within Ochyorsky Municipal District as Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]

Paleontology

Near Ochyor, a number of important discoveries of Permian fossil reptiles (especially Therapsids) have been made, beginning in 1952.