Ruse Municipality
Община Русе | |
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Municipality | |
 Ruse Municipality within Bulgaria and Ruse Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°49′N 26°1′E / 43.817°N 26.017°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Ruse |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Ruse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 469.17 km2 (181.15 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 175,210 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ruse Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Русе) is a municipality (obshtina) in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Ruse which is also a capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of 469.17 km2 (181.15 sq mi) with a population of 175,210 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Apart from the cultural heritage of the main city, the area is best known with the Danube Bridge, the first bridge over the Danube in Bulgaria.
The main roads E85, E70 and II-21 crosses the municipality, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the cities of Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Razgrad and Silistra.
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Settlements
Ruse Municipality includes the following 14 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Ruse | Русе | 156,509 |
| Basarabovo | Басарбово | 1,349 |
| Bazan | Бъзън | 1,221 |
| Chervena Voda | Червена вода | 1,529 |
| Dolno Ablanovo | Долно Абланово | 214 |
| Hotantsa | Хотанца | 823 |
| Marten | Мартен | 3,691 |
| Nikolovo | Николово | 3,004 |
| Novo Selo | Ново село | 1,176 |
| Prosena | Просена | 634 |
| Sandrovo | Сандрово | 1,308 |
| Semerdzhievo | Семерджиево | 1,132 |
| Tetovo | Тетово | 2,303 |
| Yastrebovo | Ястребово | 317 |
| Total | 175,210 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Ruse Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Novo Selo and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
| Ruse Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 170,561 | 195,237 | 191,375 | 178,435 | 175,935 | 174,627 | 175,210 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
References
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
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This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 16:23