Orsk
Orsk (Russian: Орск) is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It is on the steppe about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of the southern end of the Ural Mountains. The city is on both sides of the Ural River. Population: 239,800 (2010 Census);[4] 250,963 (2002 Census);[5] 270,711 (1989 Census).[6] It is next to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
| Orsk (English) Орск (Russian) | |
|---|---|
| - City - | |
 View of the city, January 2020 | |
 | |
 |  |
| Administrative status (as of November 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Orsk[1] |
| Administrative center of | City of Orsk[1] |
| Municipal status (as of June 2013) | |
| Urban okrug | Orsk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Orsk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Mayor | Andrei Odintsov[3] |
| Representative body | City Duma |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 239,800 inhabitants[4] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 80th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+06:00) |
| Founded | 1735 |
| City status since | 1865 |
| Postal code(s) | 4624xx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3537 |
| [www.orsk-adm.ru Official website] | |
History
Orsk was founded in 1735. It was first called Orenburg, but this name was later switched to present-day Orenburg.
During the Russian Civil War, Orsk was blockaded for three months and changed control multiple times.
Geography
The city is where the Ural River turns from south to west and where the Or River comes in from the southeast (where Orsk gets its name). It was part of the Orenburg Line of forts.
Economy
Orsk is the most important industrial center of Orenburg Oblast. The main industries there include metallurgy, machine building, petroleum chemistry, food and light industries. The city also has an airport.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Law #1370/276-IV-OZ
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Law #2367/495-IV-OZ
- ↑ Official website of the Orsk Electoral Commission. Election results Archived December 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров.[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Other websites
Media related to Orsk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Orsk (in Russian)
- Orsk Business Directory Orsk.jsprav.ru (in Russian)
- Information portal of Orenburg Oblast. History of Orsk (in Russian)