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Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast (russian: Оренбургская область, ''Orenburgskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name ''Chkalov Oblast'' () in honor of Valery Chkalov. Population: 2,033,072 ( 2010 Census). Geography Orenburg Oblast's internal borders are with the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan to the north, Chelyabinsk Oblast to the north-east, and with Samara and Saratov oblasts to the west. Orenburg Oblast also shares an international border with Kazakhstan to the east and south. The oblast is situated on the boundary between Europe and Asia. The majority of its territory lies west of the continental divide in European Russia and smaller sections in the east situated on the Asian side of the divide. The most important river of the oblast is the Ural and the largest lake Shalkar-Yega-Kara. Orenburg is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulinsky District
Abdulinsky District (russian: Абду́линский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.Law #1370/276-IV-OZ It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Abdulino (which is not administratively a part of the district).Resolution #4-p As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,373. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abdulinsky District is one of the thirty-five in the oblast. The town of Abdulino serves as its administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ..., despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorochinsk
Sorochinsk (russian: Соро́чинск) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Samara River (Volga's tributary), northwest of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 29,249. History It was founded in 1737 as the fortress of Sorochinskaya (). It had been known as the village of Sorochinskoye () since the 19th century. It was granted town status and renamed Sorochinsk in 1945. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sorochinsk serves as the administrative center of Sorochinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of SorochinskLaw #1370/276-IV-OZ—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Sorochinsk and of Sorochinsky District are incorporated as Sorochinsky Urban Okrug Sorochinsky Urban Ok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sol-Iletsk
Sol-Iletsk (russian: Соль-Иле́цк) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Ilek River (Ural's tributary), south of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 22,000 (1975); 11,802 (1897). The climate is arid, sharply continental. History It was founded in the 17th century as a Cossack settlement. In the mid-18th century, it was renamed Iletskaya Zashchita () due to the construction of fortifications. The name was then changed to Iletsk () in the 19th century. In 1945, the town was given its present name. A thick bed of excellent rocksalt is worked near this town (hence, the word "" (''sol'') in the town's name, which means "salt" in Russian). The place is also known as a balneological resort for its mineral waters, salt, mud, and brine baths, and its kumis cures. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sol-Iletsk serves as the administrative center of Sol-Iletsky Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovetsky City District, Orsk
Sovetsky (masculine), Sovetskaya (feminine), Sovetskoye (neuter), or Sovetskiye (plural) is something named after the Soviet Union. Places *Sovetsky District (other), several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union * Sovetsky Okrug (other), various divisions in Russia *Sovetsky Urban Settlement (or ''Sovetskoye Urban Settlement''), several municipal urban settlements in Russia *Sovetsky, Russia (''Sovetskaya'', ''Sovetskoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia *Sovetsky, Baku Sovetsky ( az, Sovetski, ; russian: Советская) is a historic district in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is located in Yasamal raion, between Nariman Narimanov Avenue (former Sovetsky Avenue) and Mirza Ibrahimov Street, and between Nizami and Ibrahi ... (''Sovetskaya''), historical inhabited locality in Baku's Yasamal district *Sovietskyi (''Sovetsky''), an urban-type settlement in Crimea *Sovietske (''Sovetskoye''), an urban-type settlement in Crimea *Sovetskiy, Kyrgyzstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktyabrsky City District, Orks
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Leninsky City District, Orsk
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Orsk
Orsk (russian: Орск) 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. 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. History Orsk was founded (as Orenburg) in 1735 in the process of the Russian colonization of Bashkiria and the Southern Ural region.С.М.Стрельников. Географические названия Оренбургской области. — Изд. 2-е, доп. и испр. — Кувандык, 2002. — 176 с. The first settlement was founded by an expedition headed by Ivan Kirilov as a military fortification at the Mount Preobrazhenskaya on the left bank of the Yaik River (presently Ural River). Originally called Orenbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novotroitsk
Novotroitsk (russian: Новотро́ицк) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of and along the Ural River, from Orenburg, on the border with Kazakhstan. In the east Novotroitsk almost borders Orsk: the distance between the two cities is less than . Population: History The history of Novotroitsk goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. Several families of peasants/immigrants from Ukraine settled near Silnov khutor and named their settlement Novotroitsk. Two more khutors Akkermanovsky and Beloshapochny as well as Khabarnoye stanitsa located nearby. The 1930s were the time of rapid industrialization in the Soviet Union. Alexander Fersman, a well-known academician and geologist, in his treatises described the abundance of mineral deposits near Orsk neighbourhoods and called Orsk-Khalilovo area the "true gem of the Urals." In the fall of 1929 geologist Joseph Rudnitsky discovered the Khalilovskoye hematite field. Khalilovskoye ores contained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mednogorsk
Mednogorsk (russian: Медного́рск) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. Population: History Settlements at the area were founded in 1933 and the town status was granted in 1939. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Mednogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ....Law #1370/276-IV-OZ As a municipal division, the Town of Mednogorsk is incorporated as Mednogorsk Urban Okrug.Law #2367/495-IV-OZ References Notes Sources * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Orenburg Oblast Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1933< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuvandyksky District
Kuvandyksky District (russian: Куванды́кский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-five in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.Law #1370/276-IV-OZ The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Kuvandyk (which is not administratively a part of the district).Resolution #4-p Population: 19,545 ( 2010 Census); Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyksky District is one of the thirty-five in the oblast. The town of Kuvandyk serves as its administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ..., despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territory of the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuvandyk
Kuvandyk ( ba, Ҡыуандыҡ; kk, Қуандық, Qwandıq; russian: Куванды́к, Kuvandyk) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the Sakmara River at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It was founded in the end of the 19th century as a migrants' village of Pokrovka (). It was granted town status in 1953. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyk serves as the administrative center of Kuvandyksky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of KuvandykLaw #1370/276-IV-OZ—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Kuvandyk and of Kuvandyksky District are incorporated as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug (russian: Куванды́кский горо ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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