Severen Tsentralen Planning Region
Planning region in Bulgaria
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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.
Severen Tsentralen Planning Region
Северен централен район за планиране | |
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Planning region | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Seat | Ruse |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,974.0 km2 (5,781.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 794,998  |
| • Density | 53.0919/km2 (137.507/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | €7.226 billion |
| • Per capita | €10,737 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| NUTS code | BG32 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.827  [3]very high · 4rd of 6 |
The region is mostly inhabited by Bulgarians, Turkish and Romani people. Its largest cities are Ruse (population 143,000), Gabrovo (48,000) and Veliko Tarnovo (130,000, including hinterland).
Severen Tsentralen has a GDP per capita (PPS) of 10,200 (34% of the EU28 average) making it one of the least developed regions of Europe.[4] The two main economic centres are Veliko Turnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire and Ruse, Bulgaria's largest fluvial port.