En Name: | Usmanʹ |
Ru Name: | Усмань |
Coordinates: | 52.05°N 83°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Usman (Lipetsk oblast) (1781).png |
Federal Subject: | Lipetsk Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Usmansky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Usman |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Usmansky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Usmansky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Usman Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Usmansky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Usman Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 18685 |
Established Date: | 1645 |
Current Cat Date: | 1779 |
Postal Codes: | 399370–399373, 399379 |
Usman (Russian: У́смань) is a town and the administrative center of Usmansky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usman River, 75km (47miles) south of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
Founded in 1645, it was first an ostrog (fortress) on the Belgorod Line and named after the Usman River. In 1652, it was raided by the Tatars. It was granted town status in 1779.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Usman serves as the administrative center of Usmansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Usmansky District as Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Usmansky Municipal District as Usman Urban Settlement.[2]