Plužine Municipality

Plužine Municipality is one of the municipalities in northwestern region of Montenegro. The administrative center is Town of Plužine. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,235.[1] At the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006, 75.36% of the Municipality voters chose to stay in union with Serbia, but a national vote of 55.5% meant Municipality became part of the sovereign state of Montenegro.

Plužine Municipality

Opština Plužine
Municipality
Coat of arms
Plužine Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatPlužine
Area
 • Total854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Postal code
81435
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-15
Car platesPŽ
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.pluzine.me

Geography and location

The municipality of Pluzine is the seventh largest municipality in Montenegro, but also the municipality with the lowest population density, after Šavnik Municipality. The municipality is located in the northwest of Montenegro, being part of Piva region, named after Piva river. The region is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina region) for the towns of Gacko and Foča.

Local parliament
Parties and coalitions Seats Gov't.
Socialist People's Party 16 Yes
Democratic Party of Socialists 5 No
Democratic Front 4 No
Democratic Montenegro 4 No
Social Democrats 1 No

Demographics

Town of 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.[2]

References
  1. Opštine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
  2. http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf


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