Orenburg Oblast

Orenburg Oblast
Оренбургская область
Flag of Orenburg Oblast
Coat of arms of Orenburg Oblast
Coordinates: 52°08′N 55°36′E / 52.133°N 55.600°E / 52.133; 55.600
CountryRussia
Federal districtVolga
Economic regionUrals
Administrative centerOrenburg
Government
 • BodyLegislative Assembly
 • GovernorDenis Pasler
Area
 • Total123,702 km2 (47,762 sq mi)
 • Rank29th
Population
 • Total1,862,767
 • Estimate 
(2018)
1,977,720
 • Rank24th
 • Urban59.7%
 • Rural40.3%
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata)
ISO 3166 codeRU-ORE
License plates56, 156
OKTMO ID53000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttp://www.orb.ru/

Orenburg Oblast (Russian: Оренбургская область, Orenburgskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), mainly located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast (Чка́ловская о́бласть) in honor of Valery Chkalov. Population: 1,862,767 (2021 Census).

The House of the Soviets (oblast administrative centre)

Geography

Orenburg Oblast's internal borders are with the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan to the north, Chelyabinsk Oblast to the north-east, and with Samara and Saratov oblasts to the west. Orenburg Oblast also shares an international border with Kazakhstan to the east and south. The oblast is situated on the boundary between Europe and Asia. The majority of its territory lies west of the continental divide in European Russia and smaller sections in the east situated on the Asian side of the divide. The most important river of the oblast is the Ural and the largest lake Shalkar-Yega-Kara. Orenburg is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. The highest point of the oblast is the 668 m (2,192 ft)-high Nakas (mountain).

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Population: 1,862,767 (2021 Census); 2,033,072 (2010 Census); 2,179,551 (2002 Census); 2,174,459 (1989 Census).

Ethnic composition (2021)

Ethnic group Population Percentage
Russians 1,380,674 79.3%
Tatars 116,605 6.7%
Kazakhs 107,734 6.2%
Bashkirs 36,181 2.1%
Mordvins 18,300 1.1%
Ukrainians 16,639 1.0%
Others 65,056 3.7%
Ethnicity not stated 121,578

Vital statistics for 2022:

  • Births: 16,216 (8.4 per 1,000)
  • Deaths: 25,590 (13.3 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2022):
1.46 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):
Total — 68.21 years (male — 63.91, female — 72.48)

Settlements

Religion

Religion in Orenburg Oblast as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)
Russian Orthodoxy
40.2%
Other Orthodox
1.7%
Other Christians
3.6%
Islam
13.8%
Rodnovery and other native faiths
3%
Spiritual but not religious
20%
Atheism and irreligion
12.4%
Other and undeclared
5.3%

As of a 2012 survey, 40.2% of the population of Orenburg Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 3% declare themselves to be generic nondenominational Christians (excluding the Protestant definition), 2% are Orthodox Christian believers who do not belong to any church or belong to non-Russian Orthodox churches. Muslims constitute 13% of the population. 3% of the population are followers of the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery), 6.8% are followers of other religions or did not give an answer to the survey. In addition, 20% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious" and 12% to be atheist.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18971,600,145—    
19261,492,211−6.7%
19391,675,000+12.2%
19591,829,481+9.2%
19702,049,976+12.1%
19792,088,553+1.9%
19892,174,459+4.1%
20022,179,551+0.2%
20102,033,072−6.7%
20211,862,767−8.4%
Source: Census data


Economy

Orenburg Oblast is one of the major agricultural areas of Russia. Its climate is favorable to farming with a humid spring, dry summer and many sunny days, which make perfect conditions for cultivating hard wheat and rye, sunflowers, potatoes, peas, beans, corn, and gourds.

The range of the oblast's export commodities includes oil and oil products, gas and gas produced products, rolled ferrous and non-ferrous metals, nickel, asbestos, chromium compounds, rough copper, electric engines, and radiators, which are used to make products from the machine-building industry.

See also


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