Ruen Municipality

Ruen Municipality
Община Руен
Municipality (Obshtina)
Landscape near Planinitsa

Location in Burgas province
Location on map of Bulgaria
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Burgas
Seat Ruen
Area
 • Total 689.94 km2 (266.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 29,101
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.obstinaruen.com

Ruen Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Руен, Obshtina Ruen) is a municipality in Burgas Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Ruen and a number of villages. According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the majority declared to be part of the Turkish minority of Bulgarian. The municipality of Ruen has one of the highest concentration of Bulgarian Turks at around 86,7%.[1] The percentage of ethnic Bulgarians is 6,6% which is one of the lowest shares in Bulgaria. The municipality has also one of the highest share of Muslims: 87,5% declared to be part of the Muslim minority in Bulgaria.

References

  1. ↑ "Ethnic composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

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Coordinates: 42°48′00″N 27°16′59″E / 42.8000°N 27.2830°E / 42.8000; 27.2830

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