Orenburg Oblast (Оренбу́ргская о́бласть) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (an oblast). It is located in the Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District, and its administrative center is Orenburg.

Area 124,000 km², population 2,179,551 (as of 2002 All-Russian Population Census).

The most important river of the oblast is Ural.

Administrative Division

Districts

Orenburg Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

• Abdulinsky (Абдулинский)
• Adamovsky (Адамовский)
• Akbulaksky (Акбулакский)
• Alexandrovsky (Александровский)
• Asekeyevsky (Асекеевский)
• Belyayevsky (Беляевский)
• Buguruslansky (Бугурусланский)
• Buzuluksky (Бузулукский)
• Dombarovsky (Домбаровский)
• Gaysky (Гайский)
• Grachevsky (Грачевский)
• Ileksky (Илекский)
• Krasnogvardeysky (Красногвардейский)
• Kurmanayevsky (Курманаевский)
• Kuvandyksky (Кувандыкский)
• Kvarkensky (Кваркенский)
• Matveyevsky (Матвеевский)
• Novoorsky (Новоорский)
• Novosergiyevsky (Новосергиевский)
• Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)
• Orenburgsky (Оренбургский)
• Perevolotsky (Переволоцкий)
• Pervomaysky (Первомайский)
• Ponomaryovsky (Пономарёвский)
• Sakmarsky (Сакмарский)
• Saraktashsky (Саракташский)
• Severny (Северный)
• Sharlyksky (Шарлыкский)
• Sol-Iletsky (Соль-Илецкий)
• Sorochinsky (Сорочинский)
• Svetlinsky (Светлинский)
• Tashlinsky (Ташлинский)
• Totsky (Тоцкий)
• Tyulgansky (Тюльганский)
• Yasnensky (Ясненский)