Orenburg
Orenburg
Оренбург | |
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Orenburg Location of Orenburg Orenburg Orenburg (European Russia) Orenburg Orenburg (Russia) Orenburg Orenburg (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 55°06′E / 51.783°N 55.100°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast |
| Founded | 1743 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Head | Sergey Salmin |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.57 km2 (99.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 548,331 |
• Estimate (2025) | 536,515 (−2.2%) |
| • Rank | 28th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,120.6/km2 (5,492.4/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | City of Orenburg |
| • Capital of | Orenburg Oblast, Orenburgsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Orenburg Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Orenburg Urban Okrug, Orenburgsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| Postal code | 460000 |
| Dialing code | +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. It lies in Eastern Europe, near the boundary of Europe and Asia, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately 1,480 kilometers (920 mi) southeast of Moscow.
Orenburg is close to the border with Kazakhstan. It was the capital of the Kazakh ASSR from 1920 to 1925.