Map of Orenburg, Russia

Orenburg is the administrative centre of Orenburg Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 564,773. It lies at 51.7727°N, 55.0988°E. Orenburg is about 1,227 km (763 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kumertau, 120 km to the northeast.

Orenburg at a glance

Where is Orenburg?

• The 29th largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Orenburg Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 47 min on the shortest day to 16 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Orenburg

• Kumertau — 120 km northeast
• Meleuz — 144 km northeast
• Aqsay — 160 km southwest, Kazakhstan
• Salavat — 187 km north
• Ishimbay — 198 km north
• Sterlitamak — 214 km north
• Aktobe — 222 km southeast, Kazakhstan
• Buzuluk — 223 km northwest
• Novotroitsk — 232 km east
• Gay — 234 km east

Largest cities in Orenburg Oblast

• Orsk — 246,836
• Novotroitsk — 106,186
• Buzuluk — 87,714
• Krasnaya Glinka — 85,566
• Buguruslan — 53,511
• Gay — 41,619

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.