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Town and municipality in Northern, Montenegro
Plužine Плужине
Town and municipality
Flag of PlužineFlagCoat of arms of PlužineCoat of arms
Plužine is located in MontenegroPlužinePlužineLocation within Montenegro
Coordinates: 43°09′N 18°50′E / 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
CountryMontenegro
RegionNorthern
MunicipalityPlužine
Founded14th century
Settlements43
Government
 • TypeMayor-Assembly
 • MayorSlobodan Delić (SNP)
Area
 • Town and municipality854 km (330 sq mi)
Population
 • Density5/km (10/sq mi)
 • Urban1,102 Decrease
 • Rural1,099 Decrease
 • Municipality2,232 Decrease
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code81435
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-15
Car platesPŽ
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.pluzine.me

Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. In 2023 it had a population of 1,102.

Location

The municipality of Plužine is the seventh municipality in Montenegro in terms of area. The municipality is located in the north-west of Montenegro, along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is located near the Piva lake (Pivsko) in the northwestern mountainous region of Montenegro, close to the Durmitor National Park area. Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine Municipality and also the unofficial centre of the Piva region, named after the Piva River and the historical tribe of Piva (Pivljani).

Population

Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2023 had a population of 2,232. The town of Plužine itself had 1,102 citizens.

History

Historically, it is the region of Old Herzegovina and is located in the central parts of Old Herzegovina. It was annexed by Montenegro after the Berlin Congress in 1878.

Historical population

Population of the Town of Plužine:

  • 1981 - 730
  • 1991 - 1,453
  • 2003 - 1,494
  • 2011 - 1,341
  • 2023 - 1,102

Ethnic composition

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

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

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Montenegro

Twin towns — Sister cities

Plužine is twinned with:

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.

Gallery

References

  1. "Preliminary results of the 2023 Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings". Monstat. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Основне информације". Opština Plužine - Zvanična WEB stranica (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. "Bratimljenje" (PDF). database.uom.me (in Montenegrin). Zajednica opština Crne Gore. January 2013. p. 33. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  4. "Bratski i partnerski gradovi i opštine". kraljevo.rs (in Serbian). Kraljevo. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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