Ruse Oblast
Област Русе | |
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Oblast (Province) | |
 Old city center of Ruse | |
 Location of Ruse Oblast in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Oblast capital | Ruse |
| Obshtinas (Communes) | Borovo, Byala, Vetovo, Dve Mogili, Ivanovo, Ruse, Slivo Pole, Tsenovo |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Stefko Burdzhiev |
| Area | |
• Total |
2,803.4 km2 (1,082.4 sq mi) |
Ruse Oblast (Province) (Bulgarian: Област Русе or Rusenska Oblast Bulgarian: Русенска област, former name Ruse okrug) is an oblast 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 December 2009, of 249,144 inhabitants.[1][2][3]
The Danube Bridge, the only bridge over the Danube in Bulgaria, 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.
Obshtinas[]
Ruse Olbast (oбласт, oblast) contains eight municipalities (Bulgarian: singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each obshtina (commune) in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.
| Obshtina (Commune) | Cyrillic | Pop.[1][2][3] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][2][5] |
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| 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 |
Demography[]
Ruse Oblast 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.[6] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 249,144[1] of which 25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[7]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
| Ruse Oblast | |||||||||||
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| 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,[1] „Census 2001“,[2] „Census 2011“,[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? | |||||||||||
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[8]
| Census 2001 | ||
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| 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[]
- Oblasts of Bulgaria
- Obshtinas of Bulgaria
- List of villages in Ruse Oblast
References[]
- ^ a b c d (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ a b c d (English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ a b c „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
- ^ (Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001
External links[]
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