Map of Orël, Russia

Orël is the administrative centre of Oryol oblast, Russia, with a population of about 303,696. It lies at 52.9593°N, 36.0780°E. Orël is about 326 km (203 mi) south of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mtsensk, 49 km to the northeast.

Orël at a glance

Where is Orël?

• The largest city in Oryol oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 34 min on the shortest day to 16 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Orël

• Mtsensk — 49 km northeast
• Zheleznogorsk — 84 km southwest
• Bryansk — 118 km west
• Livny — 119 km southeast
• Kursk — 136 km south
• Yefremov — 138 km east
• Kurchatov — 148 km south
• Lyudinovo — 148 km northwest
• Shchëkino — 150 km northeast
• Yelets — 168 km east

Largest cities in Oryol oblast

• Mtsensk — 47,609
• Livny — 46,779

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.