Orsk
Orsk
Орск | |
|---|---|
View of the city, January 2020 | |
Location of Orsk | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 58°34′E / 51.200°N 58.567°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast |
| Founded | 1735 |
| City status since | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Mayor | Vasily Kozupitsa |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 239,800 |
| • Rank | 80th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | City of Orsk |
| • Capital of | City of Orsk |
| • Urban okrug | Orsk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Orsk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 4624xx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3537 |
| OKTMO ID | 53723000001 |
| Website | www |
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Orsk (Russian: Орск) is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: 239,800 (2010 Census); 250,963 (2002 Census); 270,711 (1989 Soviet census). It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 14,000 | — |
| 1926 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 66,000 | +371.4% |
| 1959 | 176,214 | +167.0% |
| 1970 | 225,314 | +27.9% |
| 1979 | 246,667 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 270,711 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 250,963 | −7.3% |
| 2010 | 239,800 | −4.4% |
| 2021 | 189,195 | −21.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||