Ochyor


Ochyor, alternatively spelled Ocher, is a town and the administrative center of Ochyorsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Ochyor River, west of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

History

It was founded in 1759 and was granted town status in 1950.

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. As a municipal division, the town of Ochyor is incorporated within Ochyorsky Municipal District as Ochyorskoye Urban Settlement.

Archaeology

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