Ruzhintsi Municipality () is a
municipality
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(''
obshtina'') in
Vidin Province
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, Northwestern
Bulgaria
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, located in the
Danubian Plain about 8 km south of
Danube river
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. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of
Ruzhintsi
Ruzhintsi (, ; also transliterated ''Ružinci'', ''Ruzhinci'', ''Ruzhintzi'', ''Rujinci'', ''Rujintsi'', ''Rujintzi'', etc.) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ruzhintsi ...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 4,890 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009]
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The main road E79 crosses the southern parts of the area, connecting the province centre of Vidin
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with the city of Montana
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and respectively with the western operating part of the Hemus motorway
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.
Settlements
Ruzhintsi Municipality includes the following 10 places all of them villages:
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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:
An overwhelming majority of the population of Ruzhintsi Municipality identify themselves as Christians
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. At the 2011 census, 82.8% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
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.
See also
*Provinces of Bulgaria
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*Municipalities of Bulgaria
The 28 Provinces of Bulgaria, provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, ''obshtina''). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popul ...
*List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold. Primary sources are the National Statistical Institute (NSI) and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The largest city is Sof ...
References
External links
Info website
{{Vidin Province
Municipalities of Vidin Province