Oryol

For other uses, see Oryol (disambiguation).

Oryol Орёл
City
Magistrate building Noble Nest Park Central Bank Epiphany Church Museum of Fine Arts
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Oryol
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Coordinates: 52°58′07″N 36°04′10″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Oryol Oblast
Founded	1566
Government
• Mayor	Yuri Parakhin
Area
• Total	121.21 km2 (46.80 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	317,747
• Estimate  (2025)	289,503 (−8.9%)
• Rank	57th in 2010
• Density	2,621.5/km2 (6,789.5/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Oryol
• Capital of	Oryol Oblast, city of oblast significance of Oryol
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Oryol Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Oryol Urban Okrug, Orlovsky Municipal District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code	302000–302999
Dialing code	+7 4862
OKTMO ID	54701000001
City Day	August 5
Website	www.orel-adm.ru

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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.

First founded as a medieval stronghold of the Principality of Chernigov, Oryol was part of Lithuania in the late medieval period, and then Russia since the early modern period. It has served as the seat of regional administration since 1778. The city is particularly known for the infamous former prison for political and war prisoners of Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.