| En Name: | Ryazan Oblast |
| Ru Name: | Рязанская область |
| Coordinates: | 54.4°N 76°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Ryazan Oblast.svg |
| Coa Caption: | Coat of arms |
| Flag Caption: | Flag |
| Political Status: | Oblast |
| Political Status Link: | Oblasts of Russia |
| Federal District: | Central |
| Economic Region: | Central |
| Adm Ctr Type: | Administrative center |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Ryazan |
| Adm Ctr Name Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2021Census: | 1102810 |
| Pop 2021Census Rank: | 44th |
| Urban Pop 2021Census: | 71.4% |
| Rural Pop 2021Census: | 28.6% |
| Pop 2021Census Ref: | [2] |
| Pop Latest: | 1135916 |
| Pop Latest Date: | January 2015 |
| Pop Latest Ref: | [3] |
| Area Km2: | 39605 |
| Area Km2 Rank: | 58th |
| Established Date: | September 26, 1937 |
| Established Date Ref: | [4] |
| License Plates: | 62 |
| Iso: | RU-RYA |
| Gov As Of: | February 2017 |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Title Ref: | [5] |
| Leader Name: | Pavel Malkov |
| Leader Name Ref: | [6] |
| Legislature: | Oblast Duma |
| Website: | http://www.ryazangov.ru |
| Date: | February 2017 |
Ryazan Oblast (Russian: Рязанская область|Ryazanskaya oblast', pronounced as /ru/) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is also the oblast's largest city.
Ryazan Oblast borders Vladimir Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (NE), the Republic of Mordovia (E), Penza Oblast (SE), Tambov Oblast (S), Lipetsk Oblast (SW), Tula Oblast (W), and Moscow Oblast (NW).
In terms of physical geography, Ryazan Oblast lies in the central part of the Russian Plain between the Central Russian and Volga uplands. The terrain is flat, with the highest point of no more than 300 m above sea level. Soils are podzolic and boggy on the left bank of the Oka, changing southward to more fertile podzolic and leached black-earths (chernozyom).
Most of the Ryazan Oblast lies within the Volga basin, with the Oka the principal river of the area.
Human occupation of the area of the Ryazan Oblast dates from at least the Upper Paleolithic period. East Slavs, Volga Finnic, Tatar tribes inhabited the area and merged into an ethnos, a process virtually completed by the 13th century CE. In 830 the Ryazan area became part of Rus' Khaganate.
Later the Ryazan area became part of the Kievan Rus' political system and came under the domination of the Principality of Chernigov (founded in 988). The Principality of Ryazan operated as a separate entity from 1097 to 1521, when the area became part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, though with the Qasim Khanate district retaining some autonomy until the 1550s.
The Ryazan Governorate became separate from the Moscow Governorate in 1796.
Ryazan Oblast was formed out of the Moscow and Voronezh oblasts in 1937. It took its present form in 1954 when some of its southern districts were ceded to the newly established Lipetsk Oblast. Also in 1954, it was ceded parts of southern Moscow Oblast and no border changes happened afterward.
See main article: Administrative divisions of Ryazan Oblast.
In the post-war period of the Soviet Union recovery in the wake of growing competition between USSR and US several ambitious plans severely undermined the economical stability of the region. In Ryazan Oblast, at the behest of central government led by Nikita Khrushchev a regional administration ordered slaughter of livestock in a futile attempt to boost productivity rates (plans included tripling of meat and milk production). Because of series of misjudgement and overestimations these plans resulted in disastrous failure which is known today as Ryazan miracle .
Ryazan Oblast is a part of the Central economic region. The oblast is economically favorable due to the water and land routes that pass through it and provide stable domestic and foreign economic ties. It is considered both an industrial and agricultural Oblast. The agriculture in the region is represented by livestock farming and plants cultivation. Livestock farming specializes in raising and fattening cattle and breeding pigs, sheep, and poultry. Beekeeping is also well developed in the region.
Population:
Vital statistics for 2022:[7] [8]
Total fertility rate (2022):[9]
1.14 children per woman
Life expectancy (2021):[10]
Total — 68.61 years (male — 63.96, female — 73.31)
Ethnic composition (2010):
According to a 2012 survey 63% of the population of Ryazan Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 3% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1% are Orthodox Christian believers without belonging to church or belonging to non-Russian Orthodox churches, 1% are Muslims, and 1% are adherents of the Rodnovery (Slavic native faith) movement. In addition, 15% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 9% is atheist, and 7% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.