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. Its main economic centre is Ruse, Bulgaria's largest fluvial port.