Ruse Province
Ruse Province
Област Русе | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
License plate | P |
Website | ruse.bg |
Ruse Province (Bulgarian: Област Русе, romanized: Oblast Ruse), 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.
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
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 |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1946 | 215,361 | — |
1956 | 236,117 | +9.6% |
1965 | 273,226 | +15.7% |
1975 | 305,722 | +11.9% |
1985 | 315,762 | +3.3% |
1992 | 290,800 | −7.9% |
2001 | 268,074 | −7.8% |
2011 | 235,252 | −12.2% |
2021 | 193,483 | −17.8% |
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[7] |
The Ruse province had a population of 266,213 (266,157 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female.[8]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144[2] of which 25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[9]
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 235 252[10]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[11] 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):[12]
- Bulgarians: 213,408
- Turks: 37,050
- Romani: 9,703
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[13]
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
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ a b c (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ a b „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2024-04-03.
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001