Severen Tsentralen Planning Region

Severen Tsentralen Planning Region is a planning region of Bulgaria, encompassing five Bulgarian provinces: Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Targovishte and Razgrad.
The region is mostly inhabited by Bulgarians, Turkish and Romani people. Its largest cities are Ruse, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo.
Severen Tsentralen has a GDP per capita of 10,200 making it one of the least developed regions of Europe. The two main economic centres are Veliko Turnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire and Ruse, Bulgaria's largest fluvial port.