Orenburg
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Summary
Orenburg is an administrative divisions of Russia[1]. Orenburg ranks in the top 2% of administrative divisions of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,589 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Orenburg Urban District[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Head of government: Q29017682[5], Sergei Salmin[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Instance of: city or town[8], big city[9]
- Flag: flag of Orenburg[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Khujand[11], Oral[12], Blagnac[13], Orlando[14], Aktau[15]
- Postal code: 460000[16]
- Commons category: Orenburg[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 3532[19]
- Inception: January 1, 1743[20]
- Official website: http://orenburg.ru[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Orenburg[22]
- Population: 562,569[23], 564,443[24], 564,773[25], 543,654[26], 539,236[27], 573,300[28], 549,000[29], 172,000[30], 123,000[31], 267,000[32], 400,000[33], 537,000[34], 556,100[35], 536,862[36]
- Time of earliest written record: 1735[37]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[42], Great dictionary of geographical names[43], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 2)[44]
- Capital of: Orenburg Oblast[45], Orenburgsky District[46], Orenburg Urban District[47], Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic[48], Orenburg Governorate[49]
- Official name: Оренбург[50], Арэнбург[51]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Orenburg[52], Q18665487[53]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Orenburg[54]
- Native label: Оренбург[55]
- Category for people buried here: Q7977387[56]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Orenburg[57]
- Elevation above sea level: 150 m[58]
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Physical Characteristics
Orenburg covers an area of 259 km²[59].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Orenburg include Orenburg Oblast[60], an oblast of Russia[61], in Russia[62], founded in 1934[63] and Orenburg Tsentralny Airport[64], an airport[65], in Russia[66].
Why It Matters
Orenburg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Orenburg is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Orenburg include Orenburg Oblast[60], an oblast of Russia[61], in Russia[62], founded in 1934[63] and Orenburg Tsentralny Airport[64], an airport[65], in Russia[66].