Oryol Oblast
| Oryol Oblast (English) Орловская область (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Oryol Oblast in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Oryol Oblast |
 Flag of Oryol Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Country | Russia |
| Administrative center | Oryol |
| Established | September 27, 1937 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Central Central |
| Code | 57 |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
24,700 km² 70th |
| Population ( 2002) - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
860,262 inhabitants 63rd 34.8 inhab. / km² 63.5% 36.5% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Governor | Alexander Kozlov |
| Deputy Governor | Mikhail Mikhaylov |
| Legislative body | Oblast Council of People's Deputies |
| Charter | Charter of Oryol Oblast |
| Official website | http://www.adm.orel.ru/ |
Oryol Oblast (Russian: Орло́вская о́бласть, Orlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Oryol.
It is located in the southwestern part of the Central Federal District. Kaluga and Tula Oblasts border it in the north. Bryansk Oblast is located to the west, Kursk Oblast—to the south, and Lipetsk Oblast—to the east. From north to south, it extends for more than 150 kilometers (93 mi), and from west to east—for over 200 kilometers (120 mi). It is one of the smallest Russian regions at 24,700 km2, with a population of less than one million, viz 860,000, approximately 62% of which is urban and 38%—rural.[1]
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[edit] Geography
The oblast lies in the center of the Russian uplands within the steppe. The climate is temperate. The average January temperature is −8 °C (17.6 °F) and the average July temperature is 18 °C (64.4 °F). Rainfall averages 490 to 590 mm, and snow cover averages 126 days. There are 4,800 square kilometers (1,900 sq mi) of black earth soils (chernozems) in the oblast, which amounts to three-quarters of the world chernozem reserves.[1]
[edit] Time zone
Oryol Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
[edit] History
It was created in 1937 out of three other oblasts: Kursk Oblast, West Oblast, and Voronezh Oblast.
[edit] Administrative divisions
[edit] Demographics (2008)
- Births: 8,345 (10.2 per 1000)
- Deaths: 14,116 (17.3 per 1000)[2]
[edit] Government
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Orel Region". http://www.kommersant.com/t-59/r_5/n_403/Orel_Region/. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
- ^ GKS.ru (Russian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Oryol Oblast at Wikimedia Commons
- (Russian) Official website of Oryol Oblast
- (English) Overview of Oryol Oblast (Kommersant newspaper)
