Oryol Oblast
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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 km, and from west to east—for over 200 km. It is one of the smallest Russian regions with a population of less than one million, approximately 62% of which is urban and 38%—rural.[1]
Area: 24,700 km², population: 860,262 (as of the 2002 Census).
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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 and the average July temperature is +18°C. Rainfall averages 490-590 mm, and snow cover averages 126 days. There are 48 million hectares 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] Administrative divisions
[edit] Reference
- ^ a b Orel Region. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Official website of Oryol Oblast.
- (English) Overview of Oryol Oblast (Kommersant newspaper)
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