Orsk

For other places with the same name, see Orsk (disambiguation).
Orsk
Орск
City
View of the city, January 2020
View of the city, January 2020
Flag of Orsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Orsk
Coat of arms
Location of Orsk
Map
Orsk is located in Orenburg Oblast
Orsk
Orsk
Location in Orenburg Oblast
Orsk is located in European Russia
Orsk
Orsk
Location in Russia
Orsk is located in Europe
Orsk
Orsk
Location in Europe
Coordinates: 51°12′N 58°34′E / 51.200°N 58.567°E / 51.200; 58.567
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOrenburg Oblast[1]
Founded1735
City status since1865
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • MayorVasily Kozupitsa[2]
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total239,800
 • Rank80th in 2010
 • Subordinated toCity of Orsk[1]
 • Capital ofCity of Orsk[1]
 • Urban okrugOrsk Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofOrsk Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
4624xx
Dialing code(s)+7 3537
OKTMO ID53723000001
Websitewww.orsk-adm.ru

Orsk (Russian: Орск) is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: 239,800 (2010 Census);[3] 250,963 (2002 Census);[7] 270,711 (1989 Soviet census).[8] It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
189714,000—    
192614,000+0.0%
193966,000+371.4%
1959176,214+167.0%
1970225,314+27.9%
1979246,667+9.5%
1989270,711+9.7%
2002250,963−7.3%
2010239,800−4.4%
2021189,195−21.1%
Source: Census data
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  2. ^ Official website of the Orsk Electoral Commission. Election results Archived 11 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.