Ryazan

For other uses, see Ryazan (disambiguation).

Ryazan
Рязань
City[1]
Aerial view of the Kremlin
Aerial view of the Kremlin
Flag of Ryazan
Flag
Coat of arms of Ryazan
Coat of arms
Location of Ryazan
Map
Ryazan is located in Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan
Ryazan
Location of Ryazan
Ryazan is located in European Russia
Ryazan
Ryazan
Ryazan (European Russia)
Ryazan is located in Europe
Ryazan
Ryazan
Ryazan (Europe)
Coordinates: 54°37′48″N 39°44′33″E / 54.63000°N 39.74250°E / 54.63000; 39.74250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRyazan Oblast
First mentioned1095
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • City managerVitalii Artemov
Area
[2]
 • Total224.163 km2 (86.550 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total524,927
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
538,962 (+2.7%)
 • Rank31st in 2010
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Ryazan[1]
 • Capital ofRyazan Oblast,[1] Ryazansky District
 • Urban okrugRyazan Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofRyazan Urban Okrug,[5] Ryazansky Municipal District[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
390000-390048
Dialing code(s)+7 4912
OKTMO ID61701000001
Websitewww.admrzn.ru
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Ryazan (Russian: Рязань, IPA: [rʲɪˈzanʲ] ⓘ; also Riazan) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, 196 km (122 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Ryazan had a population of 524,927, making it the 33rd most populated city in Russia, and the fourth most populated in Central Russia after Moscow, Voronezh, and Yaroslavl.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
189746,122—    
192648,989+6.2%
193995,357+94.6%
1959214,130+124.6%
1970350,151+63.5%
1979453,267+29.4%
1989514,638+13.5%
2002521,560+1.3%
2010524,927+0.6%
2021528,599+0.7%
Source: Census data

An older city, now known as Old Ryazan (Russian: Старая Рязань, romanized: Staraya Ryazan), was located 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of modern-day Ryazan during the late Middle Ages, and served as capital of the Principality of Ryazan up until the Mongol invasion in 1237. During the Siege of Ryazan, it became one of the first cities in Russia to be besieged and completely razed to the ground. The capital was subsequently moved to Pereyaslavl-Ryazansky (Russian: Переяславль-Рязанский), and later renamed to Ryazan by order of Catherine the Great in 1778.[9]

The city is known for the Ryazan Kremlin, a historic museum; the Pozhalostin Museum, one of the oldest art museums in Russia; the Memorial Museum-Estate of Academician I.P. Pavlov; and the Ryazan Museum of Long-Range Aviation.

In 2022, the Ministry of Construction published an updated rating of the new urban digitalization index. Ryazan entered the top three cities with a population of 250 thousand to a million people.[10]

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  2. ^ "БД ПМО Рязанской области. Город Рязань". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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  6. ^ Law #74-OZ
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ "5. ПЕРЕЯСЛАВЛЬ РЯЗАНСКИЙ (История города)". pravgymn62.ru. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Назаров Александр Юрьевич рассказал об инновационных разработках Ростеха в рамках концепции «Умный город»". ВладТайм - самые независимые новости. Retrieved March 24, 2023.