Rylsky District
| Rylsky District Рыльский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Rylsky District in Kursk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 51°34′N 34°41′E / 51.567°N 34.683°ECoordinates: 51°34′N 34°41′E / 51.567°N 34.683°E | |
 Marino Estate, Rylsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2013) | |
| Administrative center | town of Rylsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 27 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 131 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Rylsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 16 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,505.02 km2 (581.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 33,158 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 47.3% |
| • Rural | 52.7% |
| Density | 22.03/km2 (57.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Rylsky District (Russian: Ры́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,505.02 square kilometers (581.09 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Rylsk. Population: 33,158 (2010 Census); 40,714 (2002 Census);47,012 (1989 Census). The population of Rylsk accounts for 47.3% of the district's total population.
In the environs of Rylsk, two manors are of interest to the student of Russian history. The village of Ivanovskoye, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Rylsk, has a summer residence of Ukrainian hetman Ivan Mazepa, while Maryino, slightly to the west, used to be a seat of the princely house of Boryatinsky, who in 1815-1816 built a palace and extensive English park there.
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