Orsk

Orsk () is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

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Orsk is the second largest city in Russia's Orenburg Oblast region, situated on the steppe near the southern Ural Mountains and straddling the Ural River. The city's location adjacent to the Kazakhstan-Russia border makes it geographically significant as a cross-border hub in southern Russia.

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Place details

Locality: Орск
Region: Оренбургская область
Country: Россия
Population: 246,836
Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Orsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Орск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Orsk from viewpoint 05.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: View of the city, January 2020
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of arms of Orsk, Orenburg region.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Orsk, Orenburg region.svg
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Orenburg Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_outside: true
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Orenburg Oblast##Location in Russia##Location in Europe
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Orenburg Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: City of Orsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: City of Orsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Orsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of: Orsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body: City Duma
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 239800

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Орск
Population: 185362
Area: 621.33
Elevation: 200
Official website: orsk.orb.ru
Image: Orsk from viewpoint 05.jpg
Dialing code: 3537

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Commons category: Orsk
postal code: 462400
inception: 1735-01-01
native label: Орск
P12749: FROB, Spanish Executive Resolution Authority
nickname: Город «Европы и Азии»

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Contents

Geography
History
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
Transportation
Education and culture
References
Notes
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==Geography== The city is located where the Ural River turns from south to west and where the Or River comes in from the southeast (hence the name). It was part of the Orenburg Line of forts.