| Official Name: | Ruesga |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cantabria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Area Total Km2: | 87.96 |
| Elevation M: | 136 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Ruesga (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in Cantabria Province, Spain.[1] It includes the following 6 villages: Calseca, Matienzo, Mentera Barruelo, Ogarrio, Riva (capital) and Valle.[2] As of 2016, a total of 870 people lived in Ruesga.[3] Its economy is primarily agriculture and forestry; livestock mountain or forestal exploitation of wealth employs 53.1% of the workforce. There were almost 5,000 heads of livestock spread over 198 farms.[4] The unemployment rate was 14.7%.[5]