Oryol, 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 Oblast, also known as Orlovshchina (Орловщина), is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Oryol. Population: 713,374 (2021 Census); 786,935 (2010 Russian census);