Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast () is a
federal subject of
Russia (an
oblast). It is located in the
Volga Federal District, and its administrative center is the
city of
Orenburg.
Area 124,000 km², population 2,179,551 (as of
2002 Census).
The most important river of the oblast is the
Ural.
Time zone
Orenburg Oblast is located in the
Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST).
UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).
Districts
Orenburg Oblast consists of the following districts (
raions):
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Abdulinsky (Абдулинский)
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Adamovsky (Адамовский)
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Akbulaksky (Акбулакский)
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Alexandrovsky (Александровский)
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Asekeyevsky (Асекеевский)
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Belyayevsky (Беляевский)
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Buguruslansky (Бугурусланский)
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Buzuluksky (Бузулукский)
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Dombarovsky ("омбаровский)
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Gaysky ("айский)
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Grachevsky ("рачевский)
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Ileksky (Илекский)
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Krasnogvardeysky (Красногвардейский)
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Kurmanayevsky (Курманаевский)
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Kuvandyksky (Кувандыкский)
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Kvarkensky (Кваркенский)
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Matveyevsky (Матвеевский)
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Novoorsky (Новоорский)
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Novosergiyevsky (Новосергиевский)
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Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)
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Orenburgsky (Оренбургский)
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Perevolotsky (Переволоцкий)
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Pervomaysky (Первомайский)
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Ponomaryovsky (Пономарёвский)
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Sakmarsky (Сакмарский)
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Saraktashsky (Саракташский)
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Severny (Северный)
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Sharlyksky (Шарлыкский)
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Sol-Iletsky (Соль-Илецкий)
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Sorochinsky (Сорочинский)
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Svetlinsky (Светлинский)
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Tashlinsky (Ташлинский)
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Totsky (Тоцкий)
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Tyulgansky (Тюльганский)
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Yasnensky (Ясненский)
Cities and towns
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Abdulino*
Buguruslan *
Buzuluk *
Gay *
Kuvandyyk *
Mednogorsk *
Novotroitsk *
Orenburg *
Orsk *
Sol-Ilets *
Sorochinsk *
YasnyOrenburg Oblast is one of the major agricultural areas of Russia. Its climate is favorable for farming: humid spring, dry summer and a large number of sunny days make perfect conditions for cultivating hard
wheat and
rye,
sunflowers,
potatoes,
peas,
beans,
corn, and
gourds.
The range of Orenburg export commodities includes: oil and oil products, gas and gas produced products, rolled ferrous and non-ferrous metals,
nickel,
asbestos,
chrome compounds, rough copper, electric engines, radiators, products of machine-building industry.
