 Bulgarians in Romania

Bulgarians () are a recognized minority in Romania (, "Rumaniya"), numbering 7,336 according to the 2011 Romanian census, down from 8,025 in 2002.Despite their low census number today, Bulgarians from different confessional and regional backgrounds have had ethnic communities in various regions of Romania, and during the Middle Ages Bulgarian culture has exerted considerable influence on its northern neighbour .