Ruse Province




Coordinates: 43°45′N 26°0′E / 43.750°N 26.000°E / 43.750; 26.000



Province in Bulgaria





















































Ruse Province


Област Русе

Province

Location of Ruse Province in Bulgaria
Location of Ruse Province in Bulgaria

Country Bulgaria
Capital Ruse
Municipalities
8
Government

 • Governor Stefko Burdzhiev
Area
[1]

 • Total 2,803.4 km2 (1,082.4 sq mi)
Population
(February 2011)[2]

 • Total 235,252
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
License plate P
Website ruse.bg

Ruse Province (Bulgarian: Област Русе or Rusenska Oblast Bulgarian: Русенска област, 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 8 municipalities with a total population, as of February 2011, of 235,252 inhabitants.[2][3][4]


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.




Contents






  • 1 Municipalities


  • 2 Population


    • 2.1 Ethnic groups


    • 2.2 Religion




  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Municipalities



The Ruse province (област, oblast) contains eight municipalities (община, obshtina; plural общини, 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.[2][3][4]
 Town/Village
 Pop.[5][3][6]

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


Population


The Ruse province had a population of 266,213 (266,157 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 7001487000000000000♠48.7% were male and 7001513000000000000♠51.3% were female.[7]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144[2] of which 7001258000000000000♠25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[8]


The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:


































Ruse Province

Year
 1946
 1956
 1965
 1975
 1985
 1992
 2001
 2005
 2007
 2009
 2011

Population
 215,361
 236,117
 273,226
 305,722
 315,762
 290,800
 266,213
 256,835
 253,008
 249,144
 235,252

Sources: National Statistical Institute,[2] „Census 2001“,[3] „Census 2011“,[4] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,??


Ethnic groups

































Ethnic groups in Rousse Province (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Bulgarians
 
 81.4%
Turks
 
 13.2%
Romani
 
 4.0%
others and indefinable
 
 1.4%



Total population (2011 census): 235 252[9]


Ethnic groups (2011 census):[10]
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):[11]




  • Bulgarians: 213,408


  • Turks: 37,050


  • Romani: 9,703



Religion






































Religions in Rousse Province (2001 census)
Religious group Percentage
Orthodox Christian
 
 80.9%
Muslim
 
 15.8%
Roman Catholic Christian
 
 0.2%
Protestant Christian
 
 0.2%
others and indefinable
 
 2.9%



Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[12]













































Census 2001

religious adherence
population
 %

Orthodox Christians
 215,434
 80.94%

Muslims
 41,997
 15.78%

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




  1. ^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ abcde (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009


  3. ^ abcd (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“


  4. ^ abc „pop-stat.mashke.org“


  5. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009


  6. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“


  7. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001


  8. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine


  9. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute


  10. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)


  11. ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001


  12. ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001



External links



  • Ruse Province

  • Ruse municipality

  • Guide Bulgaria - Rousse District

  • Information about the Ruse region











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