Rousse Province

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Rousse Province
Област Русе
Map of Bulgaria indicating Rousse Province
Capital Rousse
Population 278,890
Area 2,803 km²
Municipalities 8
License plate province code P
Time zone EET
(UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer)
Governor Viktor Aleksiev
Website http://www.ruse.bg/

Rousse (or Ruse) Province (Bulgarian: Русенска област) is a province in northern Bulgaria, neighbouring Romania via the Danube. It is named after its main city, Rousse, and other municipalities are Borovo, Byala, Dve mogili, Ivanovo, Slivo pole, Tsenovo, and Vetovo.

The Rousse-Giurgiu Friendship Bridge, the only bridge over the Danube in Bulgaria as of 2006, is located in the province.

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