Country Bulgaria License plate P Capital Ruse, Bulgaria Municipalities 8 | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website ruse.bg Population 235,252 (Feb 2011) University University of Ruse | |
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Points of interest Rock‑hewn Churches of Ivanovo, Monument of Liberty - Ruse, St Paul of the Cross Cathedral, Rousse Regional Historical, Kaliopa House Destinations Danube, Ruse - Bulgaria, Byala - Ruse Province, Bassarbowo, Cherven - Ruse Province | ||
Ruse province bulgaria in spring 2016
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.
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- Ruse province bulgaria in spring 2016
- Map of Ruse Bulgaria
- Krivnya ruse province top 5 facts
- Municipalities
- Population
- Ethnic groups
- Religion
- References
Map of Ruse, Bulgaria
The Danube Bridge, the only bridge over the Danube in Bulgaria as of 2010, 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.
Krivnya ruse province top 5 facts
Municipalities
The Ruse province (oбласт, oblast) contains eight municipalities (Bulgarian: singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, 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.
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. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144 of which 7001258000000000000♠25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 235 252
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 216 612 persons:
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):
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: