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Orenburg
Оренбург | |
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Coordinates: 51°47′N 55°06′E / 51.783°N 55.100°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1743[2] |
Government | |
• Body | City Duma |
• Head | Sergey Salmin[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 258.57 km2 (99.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 548,331 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 564,773 (+3%) |
• Rank | 28th in 2010 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
• Subordinated to | City of Orenburg[1] |
• Capital of | Orenburg Oblast,[1] Orenburgsky District[7] |
• Urban okrug | Orenburg Urban Okrug[8] |
• Capital of | Orenburg Urban Okrug, Orenburgsky Municipal District |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [9]) |
Postal code(s)[10] | 460000 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 3532 |
OKTMO ID | 53701000001 |
Website | orenburg |
Orenburg (Russian: Оренбу́рг, pronounced [ɐrʲɪnˈburk]), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia and former capital of Kazak ASSR. It lies on Eastern Europe, on the banks of the Ural River, where it forms the boundary between Europe and Asia, and is 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) southeast of Moscow.
Orenburg is close to the border with Kazakhstan.
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