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Ryazan Oblast
Рязанская область
     

Flag of Ryazan Oblast Coat of arms of Ryazan Oblast
Administrative center	Ryazan
Area - total - % water	Ranked 58th - 39,600 km² -
Population - Total - Density	Ranked 44th - est. 1,227,910 (2002) - est. 30/km²
Political status	Oblast
Federal district	Central
Economic Region	Central
Cadaster #	62
Official language	Russian
Governor	Oleg Kovalyov
Vice-Governor
Legislature	{{{LegiNm}}}
Anthem	—

Ryazan Oblast (Russian: Ряза́нская о́бласть, Ryazanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It has an area of 39,600 km² and a population of 1,227,910 (as of the 2002 Census). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the largest regional city with a population of 535,000.

Geography

Ryazan Oblast borders Vladimir Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (NE), Republic of Mordovia (E), Penza Oblast (SE), Tambov Oblast (S), Lipetsk Oblast (SW), Tula Oblast (W), and Moscow Oblast (NW).

Time zone

Ryazan Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Ryazan Oblast

Birth Rate

For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 8.9 per 1000 [1]

See also

• 2005 Moscow power blackouts

External links

• Media related to Ryazan Oblast at Wikimedia Commons
• (Russian) Official website of Ryazan Oblast