Ruse Province (), or Rusenska Oblast (, former name Ruse okrug) is a province in northern Bulgaria, named after its main city, Ruse, neighbouring Romania via the Danube. It is divided into eight municipalities with a total population, as of February 2011, of 235,252 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 „WorldCityPopulation“„pop-stat.mashke.org“
The Danube Bridge, one of only two bridges opened over the Danube, is located in the province. One of the versions of a folk song, inspired by the Ruse blood wedding, can be heard in the province.
Municipalities
The Ruse province (, oblast) contains eight municipalities (, obshtina; plural , obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.
Municipality Cyrillic Pop. Town/Village Pop. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009„pop-stat.mashke.org“ Borovo Борово 6,699 Borovo 2,330 Byala Бяла 14,962 Byala 9,015 Vetovo Ветово 13,738 Vetovo 4,777 Dve Mogili Две могили 10,341 Dve Mogili 4,342 Ivanovo Иваново 10,339 Ivanovo 880 Ruse Русе 175,210 Ruse 156,509 Slivo Pole Сливо поле 11,635 Slivo Pole 3,169 Tsenovo Ценово 6,220 Tsenovo 1,673
Demographics The Ruse province had a population of 266,213 (266,157 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female. Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 235 252 Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
Ethnic groups (2011 census):Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Identified themselves: 216,612 persons: Bulgarians: 176,413 (81,44%) Turks: 28,658 (13,23%) Romani: 8,615 (3,98%) Others and indefinable: 2,926 (1,35%)
Ethnic groups according to the 2001 census, when 266,157 people of the population of 266,213 of Rousse Province identified themselves (with percentage of total population): Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Bulgarians: 213,408 Turks: 37,050 Romani: 9,703
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Census 2001 religious adherence population % Orthodox Christians 215,434 80.94% Muslims 41,99715.78% Roman Catholics 567 0.21% Protestants 482 0.18% Other 1,596 0.60% Religion not mentioned 6,081 2.29% total 266,157 100%
See also Provinces of Bulgaria List of villages in Rousse Province
References
External links
Ruse Province Ruse municipality Guide Bulgaria - Rousse District Information about the Ruse region