Ruse Province

{{Short description|Province in northern Bulgaria}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ruse Province | native_name = Област Русе | native_name_lang = bul | settlement_type = Province | image_skyline = Cherven-fortress.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Cherven Fortress | image_flag = Flag of Ruse.gif | image_seal = | image_map = Ruse in Bulgaria.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Ruse Province in Bulgaria | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Bulgaria | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Ruse | parts_type = Municipalities | parts_style = para | p1 = 8 | leader_party = | leader_title = Governor | leader_name = Stefko Burdzhiev | area_footnotes = <ref name="phare">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113004950/http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf |date=2011-01-13 }}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 2,803.4 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="divisions"/> | population_total = 189,623 | population_as_of = December 2022 | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | blank_name_sec1 = License plate | blank_info_sec1 = P | website = {{Official URL|ruse.egov.bg}} | footnotes = }}

'''Ruse Province''' ({{langx|bg|Област Русе|translit=Oblast Ruse}}), or '''Rusenska Oblast''' ({{langx|bg|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 eight municipalities with a total population, as of February 2011, of 235,252 inhabitants.<ref name="divisions">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009]</ref><ref name="population">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.citypopulation.de/Bulgaria-Cities.html „WorldCityPopulation“]</ref><ref name="pop-stat-divisions">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref>

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== {{Ruse Province Labelled Map|float=left}}

The Ruse province ({{lang|bg|област}}, ''oblast'') contains eight municipalities ({{lang|bg|община}}, ''obshtina''; plural {{lang|bg|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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Municipality ! Cyrillic ! Pop.<ref name="divisions"/><ref name="population"/><ref name="pop-stat-divisions"/> ! Town/Village ! Pop.<ref name="statistika">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009]</ref><ref name="population"/><ref name="pop-stat">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-cities.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref> |- | Borovo | Борово | align="right" | 6,699 | '''Borovo''' | align="right" | 2,330 |- | Byala | Бяла | align="right" | 14,962 | '''Byala''' | align="right" | 9,015 |- | Vetovo | Ветово | align="right" | 13,738 | '''Vetovo''' | align="right" | 4,777 |- | Dve Mogili | Две могили | align="right" | 10,341 | '''Dve Mogili''' | align="right" | 4,342 |- | Ivanovo | Иваново | align="right" | 10,339 | Ivanovo | align="right" | 880 |- | Ruse | Русе | align="right" | 175,210 | '''Ruse''' | align="right" | 156,509 |- | Slivo Pole | Сливо поле | align="right" | 11,635 | '''Slivo Pole''' | align="right" | 3,169 |- | Tsenovo | Ценово | align="right" | 6,220 | Tsenovo | align="right" | 1,673 |}

==Demographics== thumb|Ruse Freedom Monument{{historical populations|1946|215361|1956|236117|1965|273226|1975|305722|1985|315762|1992|290800|2001|268074|2011|235252|2021|193483|align=right|cols=1|source=pop-stat.mashke.org<ref>{{cite web |title=Divisions of Bulgaria|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm|date=2024-04-03}}</ref>}}The Ruse province had a population of 266,213 (266,157 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which {{pct|129622|266213|1}} were male and {{pct|136535|266213|1}} were female.<ref name="NSI Census 2001">{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/PopObl.htm Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex] from [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm Bulgarian ''National Statistical Institute'': Census 2001]</ref> As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144<ref name="divisions" /> of which {{pct|64278|249144|1}} are inhabitants aged over 60 years.<ref name="NSI age">{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1587#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513121908/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1587 |date=2012-05-13 }}</ref>

===Ethnic groups=== {{bar box | title=Ethnic groups in Rousse Province (2011 census) | titlebar=#ddd | left1=Ethnic group | right1=Percentage | float=right | bars= {{bar percent|Bulgarians|#00966E|81.4}} {{bar percent|Turks|red|13.2}} {{bar percent|Romani|brown|4.0}} {{bar percent|others and indefinable|purple|1.4}} }} Total population (2011 census): 235 252<ref>{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute]</ref>

Ethnic groups (2011 census):<ref>[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> 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):<ref name="NSI Census 2001 Ethnicity">{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Ethnos.htm Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group] from [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/nav.htm Bulgarian ''National Statistical Institute'': Census 2001]</ref> *Bulgarians: 213,408 *Turks: 37,050 *Romani: 9,703

===Religion=== {{bar box | title=Religions in Rousse Province (2001 census) | titlebar=#ddd | left1=Religious group | right1=Percentage | float=right | bars= {{bar percent|Orthodox Christian|#D4AF37|80.9}} {{bar percent|Muslim|green|15.8}} {{bar percent|Roman Catholic Christian|blue|0.2}} {{bar percent|Protestant Christian|orange|0.2}} {{bar percent|others and indefinable|purple|2.9}} }} Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:<ref>{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.nsi.bg/Census/Religion.htm Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001]</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=3| Census 2001 |- ! religious adherence ! population ! % |- | Orthodox Christians | align="middle" | 215,434 | align="middle" |80.94% |- | Muslims | align="middle" | 41,997 | align="middle" |15.78% |- | Roman Catholics | align="middle" | 567 | align="middle" |0.21% |- | Protestants | align="middle" | 482 | align="middle" |0.18% |- | Other | align="middle" | 1,596 | align="middle" |0.60% |- | Religion not mentioned | align="middle" | 6,081 | align="middle" |2.29% |- | '''total''' | align="middle" | '''266,157''' | align="middle" |100% |}

==References== <references />

== External links == *{{Official Facebook page|rusedistrict}} * [http://www.ruse.bg/ Ruse Province] * [http://www.ruse-bg.eu/ Ruse municipality] * [http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Rousse Guide Bulgaria - Rousse District] * [http://www.blackseaestates.net/myfolder/towns/Regions/regRuse.htm Information about the Ruse region]

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