Kusa, Russia

Kusa
Куса
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Kusa
Location of Kusa
Kusa
Kusa (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°21′N 59°27′E / 55.350°N 59.450°E / 55.350; 59.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative districtKusinsky District
TownSelsovietKusa
Founded1778
Town status sinceJanuary 8, 1943
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Population
 • Total
18,792
 • Estimate 
(2023)
16,934 (−9.9%)
 • Capital ofKusinsky District, Town of Kusa
 • Municipal districtKusinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKusinskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKusinsky Municipal District, Kusinskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal codes
456940–456942, 456948
OKTMO ID75638101001

Kusa (Russian: Куса́) is a town and the administrative center of Kusinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kusa and Ay Rivers, 180 kilometers (110 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,792 (2010 census); 20,316 (2002 census); 22,606 (1989 Soviet census).