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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.

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the majority of the population declared to be part of the Turkish minority of Bulgarian. The municipality of Ruen has one of the highest concentration of Bulgarian Turks in the country with 87% its population belonging to this ethnic group.[1] The percentage of ethnic Bulgarians is less than 7%, which is one of the lowest 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.

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:

Religious composition of Ruen Municipality [2] Orthodox Christianity   5.8% Catholicism   0.5% Protestantism   0.2% Islam   87.5% No religion   1.0% Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable   5.0%

References

External links

Media related to Ruen Municipality at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Ruen Municipality

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[ru] Руен (община)

Руен (болг. Община Руен) — община в Болгарии. Входит в состав Бургасской области. Население составляет 29 406 человек (на 15 мая 2008 года)[1].

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