Oryol

Oryol (Russian: Орёл, IPA: [ɐˈrʲɵl] , lit.'eagle'), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka River, approximately 368 kilometers (229 mi) south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Federal District, as well as the Central Economic Region.

Oryol
Орёл
Left:A 400th anniversary monument of Oryol, Oryol City Hall, Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev nonument in Krituri Oddri Park, Right:Lenina (Lenin) Square and Theotokos Smolensk Church, Oryol Eagle Monument in Privokzalnaya Square, Orink River and Oryol financial heritage building, Orzol Saint Michael Church, (all item from above to bottom)
Location of Oryol
Oryol
Location of Oryol
Oryol
Oryol (Oryol Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°58′07″N 36°04′10″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast
Founded1566
Government
  MayorYuri Parakhin
Area
  Total121.21 km2 (46.80 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
  Total317,747
  Estimate 
(2021)
303,696
  Rank57th in 2010
  Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
  Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Oryol
  Capital ofOryol Oblast, city of oblast significance of Oryol
  Urban okrugOryol Urban Okrug
  Capital ofOryol Urban Okrug, Orlovsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
302000–302999
Dialing code(s)+7 4862
OKTMO ID54701000001
City DayAugust 5
Websitewww.orel-adm.ru
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