Ryazansky Uyezd (Рязанский уезд) was one of the administrative subdivisions of the Ryazan Governorate within the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate, and its administrative center was Ryazan.
Demographics
editAccording to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Ryazansky Uyezd had a population of 212,683. The linguistic breakdown of the population was as follows: 98.6% spoke Russian, 0.4% spoke Polish, 0.4% spoke Ukrainian, 0.3% spoke Yiddish, 0.1% spoke German, and 0.1% spoke Tatar as their native language.[1]