Orenburg Oblast

Also known as Orenburgskaya Oblast, Orenburgskai︠a︡ oblastʹ

federal subject of Russia

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Orenburg Oblast is a region in Russia located along its southern border. It matters as an important area for agriculture, natural resources, and as a geographic bridge between European and Asian Russia.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Orenburg Oblast is referenced by 1,196 other articles, and connects out to administrative centre, Rodnovery and 2010 Russian census.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.

It is catalogued under topics including 1934 establishments in Russia, Orenburg Oblast and States and territories established in 1934.

Its subject is documented across 108 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: federal subject of Russia
Part of: Volga Federal District
Named after: Valery Chkalov
Official name: Оренбургская область
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Contains: Asekeyevsky District
Continent: Asia
Capital: Orenburg
Population: 1828655
Area: 123702
Head of government: Denis Pasler
Shares border with: Bashkortostan
Follows: Central Volga Krai
Official website: orenburg-gov.ru
Image: Burtunskaya step.jpg
Dialing code: 353
Licence plate code: 56
Flag: flag of Orenburg Oblast
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Orenburg Oblast

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Commons category: Orenburg Oblast
topic's main category: Category:Orenburg Oblast
category for people born here: Category:Births in Orenburg Oblast
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Orenburg Oblast
category of associated people: Category:People from Orenburg Oblast
inception: 1934-12-07
language used: Russian
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

small coat of arms of Orenburg Oblast

Orenburg Oblast (also Orenburzhye) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), mainly located in Eastern Europe, with some land in the southern and eastern portions of the oblast falling within Asia. Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast in honor of Valery Chkalov. As of the 2021 Census, the oblast had a population of 1,862,767, down from 2,033,072 in the 2010 Census.

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