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Orenburg Oblast
First-level administrative division of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orenburg Oblast (Russian: Оренбургская область, romanized: Orenburgskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), mainly located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast (Russian: Чка́ловская о́бласть) in honor of Valery Chkalov. Population: 1,862,767 (2021 Census).[9]
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Orenburg Oblast | |
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Оренбургская область | |
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Coordinates: 52°08′N 55°36′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Volga[1] |
Economic region | Urals[2] |
Administrative center | Orenburg |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Assembly |
• Governor | Denis Pasler[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 123,702 km2 (47,762 sq mi) |
• Rank | 29th |
Population | |
• Total | 1,862,767 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 1,977,720 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Urban | 59.7% |
• Rural | 40.3% |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ![]() |
ISO 3166 code | RU-ORE |
License plates | 56, 156 |
OKTMO ID | 53000000 |
Official languages | Russian[8] |
Website | http://www.orb.ru/ |
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