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Ruse Province (), or Rusenska Oblast (, former name 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. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 „WorldCityPopulation“ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
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.
| 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 |
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute 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): Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
| Orthodox Christians | 215,434 | 80.94% |
| 41,997 | 15.78% | |
| Roman Catholics | 567 | 0.21% |
| Protestantism | 482 | 0.18% |
| Other | 1,596 | 0.60% |
| Religion not mentioned | 6,081 | 2.29% |
| total | 266,157 | 100% |
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