Plužine

Plužine
Плужине
Town and municipality

Coat of arms
Plužine
Location of Plužine in Montenegro
Coordinates: 43°09′N 18°50′E / 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83Coordinates: 43°09′N 18°50′E / 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
Country Montenegro
Founded 14th century
Settlements 43
Government
 • Mayor Mijuško Bajagić
 • Ruling party SNP
Area
 • Town and municipality 854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Density 5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,341
 • Rural 1,905
 • Municipality 3,235
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 81435
Area code +382 40
ISO 3166-2 code ME-15
Car plates PŽ
Climate Cfb
Website www.pluzine.me

Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in northwestern Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,341.

Plužine is the centre of Plužine Municipality and unofficial centre of Piva region, named after Piva River. The town is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina region) for the town of Gacko (Republika Srpska).

Population

Plužine is administrative centre of Plužine municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 3,235. The town of Plužine itself has 1,341 citizens.

Town population

Population of Plužine:

  • 1981 - 730
  • 1991 - 1,453
  • 2003 - 1,494
  • 2011 - 1,341

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

  • Montenegrins (91.61%)
  • Serbs (6.63%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

Transport

Plužine is located on a road connecting Podgorica and Nikšić with central Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Local parliament

Party/Coalition Seats Local government
Socialist People's Party
16 / 30
 Government
Democratic Party of Socialists
5 / 30
 Opposition
Democratic Front
4 / 30
 Opposition
Democratic Montenegro
4 / 30
 Opposition
Social Democrats
1 / 30
 Opposition

See also

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