Dinoša

Dinoša Dinosha
Village
Dinoša Диноша
Aerial view of Dinoša village
Dinoša Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42.413°N 19.339°E / 42.413; 19.339
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Tuzi
Population  (2011)
• Total	500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Dinoša (Cyrillic: Диноша; Albanian: Dinosha) is a village in the municipality of Tuzi, Montenegro. It is one of several settlements part of the historical tribal region known as Gruda, inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians. Baca Kurti (c. 1807–1881) was an Albanian leader who participated in the Battle of Novšiće against the Principality of Montenegro. He is buried in Dinosha, Saint Michel's graveyard.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 500.^[1] The Albanians of this village speak in the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language. The majority of the village are Muslims, with a small Catholic minority.

Ethnicity in 2011

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Albanians	475	95.0%
Montenegrins	11	2.2%
Bosniaks	9	1.8%
other/undeclared	5	1.0%
Total	500	100%

Demographic history

Historical population of Dinoša

Year	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2003	2011
Population	272	377	457	575	669	570	520	500

In 1941, there were 308 Muslims and 69 Roman Catholics in the village.

See also

• Dinoša mulberry tree

References

1. "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.