Official Name: | Bioče |
Native Name: | Биоче |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Montenegro |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Montenegro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Podgorica |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 177 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.5167°N 40°W |
Bioče (Serbian: Биоче) is a village nine miles northeast of Podgorica, Montenegro. It is situated on the main road connecting Podgorica with northern Montenegro and with Serbia (E65/E80) routes and is a local station on Belgrade–Bar railway.
In 2006 it was the site of the Bioče derailment, where a train crashed, killing at least 39 and injuring more than 130 people, in the country's worst train disaster.
According to the 2003 census, it had a population of 179, the majority of which identified as Serbs, the rest as Montenegrins.
According to the 2011 census, its population was 177.[1]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
132 | 74.6% | ||
34 | 19.2% | ||
other/undeclared | 11 | 6.2% | |
Total | 177 | 100% |