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Founded: 1937
Governor: Yegor Semyonovich Stroyev (elected October 28, 2001)
Federation Council Representatives: Marina Georgievna Rogacheva (executive, term expires April 2010); Sergei Yevgenevich Sheblygin (legislative, term expires March 2006)
Duma deputy: Ivan Yakovlevich Mosyakin (Orel district)(United Russia)
Population: 860,600 (2002 census)
Territory: 24,700 square km (9,534 sq. miles)
Capital: Orel (population 333,600), 382 km from Moscow
Federal district: Central
Economic region: Central
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Oryol Region is located in the southwestern part of European Russia. It borders Kaluga, Tula, Bryansk, Kursk and Lipetsk regions. The region is mostly plain and, although there are almost 2,000 rivers in the region, none of them are navigable.
Urban population: 64%, Rural population: 36%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: Oryol is one of the major agricultural producing regions of Russia with a large portion of the territory focused on plant cultivation (winter wheat and rye). Buckwheat, oats, barley, potatoes and sugar beet are also grown. Some areas produce feed grains to support the expansion of livestock farming, including beef and dairy cattle, pig, sheep (for meat and wool), poultry farming, and horse breeding. Orel Region is the largest milk producer among the Russian regions.
According to tentative results for 2006, the increment in gross regional product (GRP) in Orel Region (Central Russia) will be some 6.5% higher than in 2005. Electronic and optical equipment, mechanical engineering and other sectors reported substantial growth in 2006.
Official website: http://www.adm.orel.ru
Contact Information
Governor
Yegor Semyonovich Stroyev
1 Ploshad Lenina
Oryol 302021
Tel.: +7 (486) 247 53 00
+7 (486) 241 63 13
Fax: +7 (486) 241 25 30
E-mail: post@adm.orel.ru
Chairman of the Council of People’s Deputies
Nikolay Andreevich Volodin
1 Ploshad Lenina
Oryol 302021
Tel.: +7 (486) 247 57 08; 241 60 22; 241 58 53
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Marina Georgievna Rogachyova
12 Ulitsa Goncharnaya, building 3
Moscow 109171
Tel.: +7 (495) 915 85 51
Tel/Fax: +7 (495) 915 86 14
last updated December 1, 2005
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