Orsk
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Orenburg Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Orsk |
| Administrative center of | City of Orsk |
| Municipal status (as of June 2013) | |
| Urban okrug | Orsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Orsk Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Sergei Sukharev |
| Representative body | City Duma |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 239,800 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 80th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1735 |
| City status since | 1865 |
| Postal code(s) | 4624xx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3537 |
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Orsk (Russian: Орск) is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Since this river is considered a boundary between Europe and Asia, Orsk can be said to lie in two continents. Population: 239,800 (2010 Census);250,963 (2002 Census);270,711 (1989 Census).
The city is located where the Ural River turns from south to west and where the Or River comes in from the southeast (whence the name). It was part of the Orenburg Line of forts.
Orsk was founded in 1735 in the process of the Russian colonization of Bashkiria and the Southern Ural region. The first settlement was founded by an expedition headed by Ivan Kirilov as a military fortification at the Mount Preobrazhenskaya on the left bank of the Yaik River (presently Ural River). Originally called Orenburg, its name was changed to Orsk in 1739. In 1743, the name of Orenburg was transferred to the town which is now known under this name; it is located 250 kilometers (160 mi) west of Orsk. At its foundation it marked a southeastern projection of European Russia toward the steppes of Central Asia. It housed an exchange post and Russian customs that dealt with traders from Kazakhstan and Asia.
From June 22, 1847 to May 11, 1848, the fortress of Orsk was home of the exiled Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. In 1861, the fortress was decommissioned and became a station of the Orenburg Cossack army. In 1865, Orsk was granted the city status and became the uyezd center in Orenburg Governorate.
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