Ruen Municipality Община Руен | |
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Municipality(Obshtina) | |
 Landscape near Planinitsa | |
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| 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 |
Ruen Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Руен,Obshtina Ruen) is a municipality inBurgas Province,Bulgaria. It includes the town ofRuen and a number of villages.
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 theTurkish minority of Bulgarian. The municipality of Ruen has one of the highest concentration ofBulgarian Turks in the country with 87% its population belonging to this ethnic group.[1] The percentage of ethnicBulgarians is less than 7%, which is one of the lowest in Bulgaria. The municipality has also one of the highest share ofMuslims: 87.5% declared to be part of theMuslim minority in Bulgaria.
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
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