Ochyor

Russia / Perm / Ocher /
 city, district center

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).
The settlement was founded in 1759 in connection with the construction of the Ocher iron foundry and ironworks, owned by Count Stroganov. 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.
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Coordinates:   57°52'55"N   54°43'21"E
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