Orenburg Oblast | |
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Оренбургская область | |
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Coordinates: 52°08′N 55°36′E / 52.133°N 55.600°ECoordinates: 52°08′N 55°36′E / 52.133°N 55.600°E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal destrict | Volga[1] |
Economic region | Urals[2] |
Established | 7 December 1934 |
Admeenistrative center | Orenburg |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Legislative Assembly |
• Govrenor | Yury Berg[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 124000 km2 (48,000 sq mi) |
Area rank | 29t |
Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 2,033,072 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 1,977,720 (−2.7%) |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Urban | 59.7% |
• Rural | 40.3% |
Time zone | UTC+5 ([7]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-ORE |
License plates | 56 |
OKTMO ID | 53000000 |
Offeecial leids | Roushie[8] |
Website | http://www.orb.ru/ |
Orenburg Oblast (Roushie: Оренбу́ргская о́бласть, Orenburgskaya oblast) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast). Its admeenistrative center is the ceety o Orenburg. Frae 1938 tae 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast (Чка́ловская о́бласть) in honour o Valery Chkalov. Population: 2,033,072 (2010 Census).[5]
The maist important river o the oblast is the Ural.
Orenburg is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.
Main airticle: Admeenistrative diveesions o Orenburg Oblast |
Population: 2,033,072 (2010 Census);[5] 2,179,551 (2002 Census);[9] 2,174,459 (1989 Census).[10]
Accordin tae the 2010 Census, the ethnic composition o the oblast wis as follaes:[5]
The main releegion is Orthodox Christianity, while a minority is Muslim.
Orenburg Oblast is ane o the major agricultural auries o Roushie. Its climate is favorable for fermin: humid spring, dry simmer an a lairge nummer o sunny days mak perfect conditions for cultivatin haurd wheat an rye, sunflowers, potatoes, peases, beans, corn, an gourds.
The range o the oblast's export commodities includes: ile an ile products, gas an gas producit products, rolled ferrous an nan-ferrous metals, nickel, asbestos, chromium compunds, rough copper, electric ingines, radiators, products o machine-biggin industry.