Severen Tsentralen Planning Region

Coordinates: 43°15′N 26°0′E / 43.250°N 26.000°E / 43.250; 26.000

Severen Tsentralen Planning Region
Северен централен район за планиране
Planning region
Country  Bulgaria
Seat Ruse
Area[1]
 • Total 14,974.0 km2 (5,781.5 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
 • Total 815,441
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS code BG32
GDP per capita (PPS) 9,500 (2015)[3]

Severen Tsentralen Planning Region (Bulgarian: Северен централен район за планиране) is a planning region of Bulgaria, encompassing five Bulgarian provinces: Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Targovishte and Razgrad.

The region is mostly inhabited by Bulgarians, Turkish and Romani people. Its largest cities are Ruse (population 175,000), Gabrovo (67,000) and Veliko Tarnovo (100,000, including hinterland).

Severen Tsentralen is one of the least developed regions of Europe. Its main economic centre is Ruse, Bulgaria's largest fluvial port.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
  2. ↑ Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions — Eurostat
  3. ↑ "Four regions over double the EU average and still nineteen regions below half of the average". Eurostat. 30 March 2017.
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