En Name: | Sasovo |
Ru Name: | Сасово |
Coordinates: | 54.35°N 96°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Image Coa: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Sasovo_(Ryazan_oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Ryazan Oblast |
Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Sasovo |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Sasovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of oblast significance of Sasovo |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Sasovo Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Sasovo Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Sasovsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 28118 |
Established Date: | 1642 |
Current Cat Date: | 1926 |
Sasovo (Russian: Са́сово) is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River (Oka's basin) 184km (114miles) southeast of Ryazan. Population:
Sasovo was founded in 1642 and granted town status in 1926. In the early 17th century, the village of Sasovo was owned by the descendants of Siberian Khan Kuchum who also ruled in Kasim Khanate at that time.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sasovo serves as the administrative center of Sasovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Sasovo[2] —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sasovo is incorporated as Sasovo Urban Okrug.[3]