Ruse Province
Ruse Province
Област Русе | |
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View of Cherven Fortress | |
Location of Ruse Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Ruse |
| Municipalities | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Stefko Burdzhiev |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,803.4 km2 (1,082.4 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2022) | |
• Total | 189,623 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | P |
| Website | www |
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 eight municipalities with a total population, as of February 2011, of 235,252 inhabitants.
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.