Usman (town)

Usman (English) Усмань (Russian)
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Location of Lipetsk Oblast in Russia
Usman Location of Usman in Lipetsk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°03′N 39°44′E / 52.050°N 39.733°E / 52.050; 39.733Coordinates: 52°03′N 39°44′E / 52.050°N 39.733°E / 52.050; 39.733
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of August 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Lipetsk Oblast
Administrative district	Usmansky District
Town under district jurisdiction	Usman
Administrative center of	Usmansky District, Usman Town Under District Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of December 2013)
Municipal district	Usmansky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Usman Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Usmansky Municipal District, Usman Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	18,685 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1645
Town status since	1779
Postal code(s)	399370–399373, 399379
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Usman (Russian: Усмань) is a town and the administrative center of Usmansky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usman River, 75 kilometers (47 mi) south of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,685 (2010 Census);20,133 (2002 Census);20,878 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1645 as 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. 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.

Usman was the birthplace of Nikolay Basov, co-recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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