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Orenburg

Orenburg Oblast · Russia
City population
564,773
#29
in Russia
#1
in Orenburg Oblast
#987
worldwide
MoscowOrenburg
51.767, 55.099 · 1,227 km from Moscow
City population
564,773
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#29
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#987
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Orenburg

The nearest cities lie 68 km and 87 km away, with the closest substantial centres at 120 km and 145 km distances. Orenburg holds 564,773 residents, making it the largest city in Orenburg Oblast and the 29th most populous in Russia. Situated 1,227 km from Moscow, it accounts for 0.4% of the national population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Russia
#29of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Orenburg Oblast
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Orenburg Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
1,227 km
to Moscow
Elevation
124 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yekaterinburg
Coordinates
51.767, 55.099
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 980 in Russia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

68KMSol’-Iletsk27K people87KMSaraktash17K people120KMKumertau65K people145KMMeleuz65K people152KMSorochinsk31K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Orenburg565K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Orenburg compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Orenburg565K

Orenburg Population FAQ

What is the population of Orenburg?

Orenburg has a city population of 564,773. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Orenburg?

Orenburg is in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, 1,227 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 51.767, 55.099.

How big is Orenburg compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 29th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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