| Official Name: | Severen Tsentralen Planning Region |
| Native Name: | Северен централен район за планиране |
| Area Total Km2: | 14974.0 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 794,998 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €5.362 billion (2021) |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | NUTS code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | BG32 |
| Blank2 Info: | |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.797[6] · 4rd of 6 |
Severen Tsentralen Planning Region (Bulgarian: Северен централен район за планиране) 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 (population 143,000), Gabrovo (48,000) and Veliko Tarnovo (130,000, including hinterland).
Severen Tsentralen has a GDP per capita (PPS) of 10,200 (34% of the EU28 average) making it one of the least developed regions of Europe.[4] The two main economic centres are Veliko Turnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire and Ruse, Bulgaria's largest fluvial port.