Asha (town)

Coat of arms of Asha

Asha (Russian: Аша́) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River (Belaya's tributary) 377 km west of Chelyabinsk at 55.0556° N 57.2653° E. Population: 33,926 (2002 Census); 38,646 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1898. Town status since June 20, 1933.

	Cities and towns in Chelyabinsk Oblast
	Administrative center: Chelyabinsk Asha \| Bakal \| Chebarkul \| Karabash \| Kartaly \| Kasli \| Katav-Ivanovsk \| Kopeysk \| Korkino \| Kusa \| Kyshtym \| Magnitogorsk \| Miass \| Minyar \| Nyazepetrovsk \| Ozyorsk \| Plast \| Satka \| Sim \| Snezhinsk \| Troitsk \| Tryokhgorny \| Ust-Katav \| Verkhny Ufaley \| Yemanzhelinsk \| Yuryuzan \| Yuzhnouralsk \| Verkhneuralsk \| Zlatoust