Official Name: | Bobovište |
Native Name: | Бобовиште Boboshti |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Montenegro |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Montenegro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Bar |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 180 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.1167°N 19.2705°W |
Bobovište (Montenegrin and Serbian: Бобовиште; Albanian: Boboshti) is a village in Bar Municipality, in southeastern Montenegro. It lies on the western bank of Lake Skadar, in a geographical region known as Skadarska Krajina. It is inhabited by ethnic Albanians.
Prior to the village population's conversion to Islam, they had used the nearby Orthodox Moračnik Monastery as their church.[1] In 1894, while Branislav Nušić travelled here, he noted that the village was Muslim.[2]
As of 2003 the village had a population of 230.[3]
According to the 2011 census, its population was 180.[4] All of the inhabitants are Sunni Muslim and Albanian. The average age of the population is 43.1. A major fallout in the population has been due to young people emigrating to western countries such as USA, Switzerland and Australia etc. A large majority of people from Bobosht emigrated to especially USA
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
180 | 100.0% | ||
Total | 180 | 100% |