Plužine

Plužine (Serbian Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in northwestern Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,341.[1][2]

Plužine

Плужине
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
Plužine
Location of Plužine in Montenegro
Coordinates: 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
Country Montenegro
MunicipalityPlužine Municipality
Founded14th century
Settlements43
Government
 • MayorMijuško Bajagić, SNP
Area
 • Town and municipality854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,341
 • Rural
1,905
 • Municipality
3,235
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
81435
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-15
Car platesPŽ
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.pluzine.me

Location

Town is located near the Piva lake in the northwestern mountainous region of Montenegro. Plužine is the administrative centre of Plužine Municipality and also unofficial centre of Piva region, named after the Piva River and historical tribe of Piva (Pivljani).

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.

Historical population

Population of Town of Plužine:

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

Ethnic composition

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

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

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

  • Serbs (63.92%)
  • Montenegrins (29.79%)

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

  • Serbs (65.65%)
  • Montenegrins (27.79)

Transport

The town is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina region) for the town of Gacko and Foča.

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

References
  1. O Plužinama, pluzine.me
  2. Plužine, Durmitor NP
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