REVISION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2010-2020 THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2015 – 2020 December, 2014. REVISION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2010-2020 THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2015 – 2020 The Municipality of Ruma Contents Summary of tables..........................................................................................................................................5 Summary of graphs.........................................................................................................................................9 Ruma Municipality - Community Profile Preface .........................................................................................................................................................11 1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................12 2. Basic characteristics.................................................................................................................................13 2.1 Geographical position (location) ...........................................................................................................13 2.2 General information...............................................................................................................................14 2.3 Climate...................................................................................................................................................17 2.4 Local self-government (administration) ................................................................................................19 2.5 History, tradition and cultural heritage .................................................................................................22 3. Natural resources.................................................................................................................................... 26 4. Human resources..................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1 Population (population size and growth rate) …....................................................................................28 4.2. Population structure by settlement type................................................................................................29 4.3 Vital Statistics .......................................................................................................................................29 4.4. Population by marital status ............................................................................................................... 30 4.5. Age structure of the population ...........................................................................................................31 4.6 Gender structure of the population.......................................................................................................36 4.7. Ethnic structure of the population .....................................................................................................37 4.8. Population structure by religion ......................................................................................................... 38 4.9. Population structure by mother tongue .............................................................................................38 4.10 Population structure by activity .........................................................................................................39 4.11 Educational structure of the population..............................................................................................43 4.12 Families and households .....................................................................................................................46 4.13 Human migration ...............................................................................................................................47 5. Housing resources ..................................................................................................................................50 5.1 Housing statistics ..................................................................................................................................50 5.2 Housing construction ........................................................................................................................... 56 5.3 Market prices .......................................................................................................................................57 6. Economy .................................................................................................................................................59 6.1 Economic structure ...............................................................................................................................59 6.2 Public finance.........................................................................................................................................70 6.3 Public enterprises and institutions.........................................................................................................71 6.4 Financial institutions .............................................................................................................................82 6.5 Investments ...........................................................................................................................................83 6.6 Industrial zones and industrial parks ………. ...........................................................................................84 7. Labour force.............................................................................................................................................85 7.1 Number and structure of the labour force.............................................................................................85 7.2 Employment by sectors .........................................................................................................................86 7.3 Average income .....................................................................................................................................87 7.4 Income by sector ..................................................................................................................................88 7.5Employment ..........................................................................................................................................89 3 The Municipality of Ruma 7.6 Unemployment .....................................................................................................................................90 8. Public resources....................................................................................................................................... 91 8.1 Traffic infrastructure .............................................................................................................................91 8.2 Utility infrastructure .............................................................................................................................92 8.3 Health care and social security ............................................................................................................97 8.4 Education..............................................................................................................................................102 9. Environmental resources .......................................................................................................................106 9.1 Air quality ...........................................................................................................................................106 9.2 Soil quality ..........................................................................................................................................106 9.3 Water quality .......................................................................................................................................106 9.4 Solid waste management ...................................................................................................................106 10. Tourism resources .............................................................................................................................107 10.1 Number of visitors .............................................................................................................................108 10.2 Accommodation capacity...................................................................................................................109 11. Quality of life ......................................................................................................................................111 11.1 Public facilities and recreational program ........................................................................................111 11.2 Churches and temples........................................................................................................................114 11.3 Local community centers ..................................................................................................................117 11.4 Cultural activities ...............................................................................................................................123