| En Name: | Asha |
| Ru Name: | Аша |
| Coordinates: | 55°N 73°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Asha (Chelyabinsk oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Ashinsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Asha |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Ashinsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Asha |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Ashinsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Ashinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Ashinsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Ashinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 31881 |
| Established Date: | 1898 |
| Current Cat Date: | June 20, 1933 |
| Postal Codes: | 456010–456012, 456014, 456015, 456019 |
| Website: | http://www.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), 377km (234miles) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1898 and was granted town status on June 20, 1933.
On June 4, 1989, the Ufa train disaster—a huge liquefied petroleum gas explosion that killed or injured 1,200 people—occurred near Asha.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Asha serves as the administrative center of Ashinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ashinsky District as the Town of Asha. As a municipal division, the Town of Asha is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Ashinskoye Urban Settlement.
Asha is known for Adzhigardak, its ski resort.