Orenburg
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Obec / Město
Summary
Orenburg is the administrative center of the Orenburg Oblast in Russia, located near the confluence of the Ural and Sakmara rivers. Founded in 1743 as a fortress city, it served as the capital of the Kazakh ASSR during the early 1920s. Between 1938 and 1957, the city was renamed Chkalov in honor of the Soviet pilot.
Statistics
Area
259.00 km²
Population
536,515