Plužine Municipality

Plužine Municipality Opština Plužine Општина Плужине
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Plužine Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Plužine
Area
• Total	854 km^2 (330 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	2,177
• Density	2.5/km^2 (6.6/sq mi)
Postal code	81435
Area code	+382 40
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-15
Car plates	PŽ
Climate	Cfb
Website	www.pluzine.me

Plužine Municipality (Montenegrin and Serbian: Opština Plužine / Општина Плужине) is one of the municipalities in Northern Montenegro. The administrative center is the town of Plužine. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,235.^[1]

Geography and location

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

Local parliament

Party		Seats	Local government
	SNP	17 / 30	Government
	ZBCG (NSD)	6 / 30	Opposition
	DCG	4 / 30	Opposition
	DPS	2 / 30	Opposition

Demographics

The town of Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 3,235. The town of Plužine itself has 1,341 residents.^[2]

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1948 8,030 —     1953 8,952 +2.20% 1961 9,164 +0.29% 1971 9,078 −0.09% 1981 6,254 −3.66% 1991 5,247 −1.74% 2003 4,295 −1.65% 2011 3,246 −3.44% 2023 2,177 −3.27% Source: [3][4][5]

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 (60.78%) Montenegrins (31.77%)

Gallery

• 
  Town of Plužine
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  Piva Monastery
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  Piva River
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  Piva Mountain and Lake
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  Prutaš, Durmitor
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  Durmitor massif
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  Piva lake near Plužine
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  Trnovac lake, Maglić

References

1. Opštine u Crnoj Gori Archived 2022-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
2. http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "Knjiga 9. "Uporedni pregled broja stanovnika 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991 i 2003 - Podaci po naseljima"" (in Mongolian). MONSTAT. 2005.
4. "2011 census: Population of Montenegro by sex, type of settlement, etnicity, religion and mother tongue, per municipalities" (PDF). MONSTAT. 2011-07-12.
5. "2023 census: Population of Montenegro by Sex and age" (PDF). MONSTAT. 2024-10-15.

External links

• Plužine Municipality Archived 2018-08-24 at the Wayback Machine