Pljevlja Municipality Explained

Pljevlja Municipality
Native Name:	Opština Pljevlja Општина Пљевља
Native Name Lang:	cnr
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Coordinates:	43.35°N 19.35°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Montenegro
Seat:	Pljevlja
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	1346
Population Total:	30786
Population As Of:	2011 Census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Area Code:	+382  52
Area Code Type:	Area code
Blank Name Sec1:	ISO 3166-2 code
Blank Info Sec1:	ME-14
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Car plates
Blank1 Info Sec1:	PV
Blank Name Sec2:	Climate
Blank Info Sec2:	Cfb
Website:	http://www.pljevlja.me/
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Timezone:	UTC+1

Pljevlja Municipality is located in Northern Montenegro. It covers an area of 1,346 km² and had a population of 30,786 at the 2011 census.^[1]

Geography and location

The highest point of the municipality is on the Ljubišnja mountain at an altitude of 2238m (7,343feet), while the lowest point is in the canyon of the Tara river with an altitude of 529m (1,736feet) above sea level.The municipality borders the municipalities of: Žabljak, Bijelo Polje and Mojkovac in Montenegro, as well as the countries of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a total area of 1346km2, it is the third largest municipality in Montenegro.

Demographics

The town of Pljevlja is the administrative center of the Pljevlja municipality, which has a population of 35,806. The town of Pljevlja itself has 19,136 residents, and is the only town in the municipality with a population of over 1,000. The municipality has a Serb majority. According to the 2011 census, the population consisted of: Serbs (60.11%), Montenegrins (21.52%), Muslims (8.14%) and Bosniaks (5.21%).^[2]

Settlements

• Aliži
• Beljkovići
• Bjeloševina
• Bobovo
• Boljanići
• Borišići
• Borova
• Borovica
• Boščinovići
• Brda, Pljevlja
• Bujaci
• Bušnje
• Čardak
• Čavanj
• Čerjenci
• Cerovci
• Čestin
• Crljenice
• Crni Vrh, Pljevlja
• Crno Brdo
• Crnobori
• Donja Brvenica
• Dragaši, Pljevlja
• Dubac
• Dubočica
• Dubrava, Pljevlja
• Đuli
• Đurđevića Tara
• Durutovići
• Dužice
• Geuši
• Glibaći
• Glisnica
• Gornja Brvenica
• Gornje Selo
• Gotovuša
• Gradac, Pljevlja
• Gradina, Pljevlja
• Grevo
• Horevina
• Hoćevina
• Jabuka, Pljevlja
• Jagodni Do
• Jahovići
• Jasen
• Jugovo
• Kakmuži
• Kalušići
• Katun, Pljevlja
• Klakorina
• Kolijevka
• Komine
• Kordovina
• Kosanica
• Kotlajići
• Kotline
• Kotorac
• Kovačevići
• Kovači, Pljevlja
• Kozica, Pljevlja
• Košare
• Krupice
• Kruševo, Pljevlja
• Krćevina
• Kržava
• Kukavica, Pljevlja
• Lađana
• Leovo Brdo
• Lever Tara
• Lijeska, Pljevlja
• Ljutići
• Ljuće
• Lugovi, Pljevlja
• Madžari
• Male Krće
• Maoče
• Mataruge
• Meljak
• Metaljka
• Mijakovići
• Milakovići
• Milunići
• Mironići
• Moraice
• Moćevići
• Mrzovići
• Mrčevo
• Mrčići
• Nange
• Obarde
• Odžak
• Ograđenica
• Orlja, Pljevlja
• Otilovići
• Pauče
• Petine
• Pižure
• Plakala
• Planjsko
• Pliješ
• Pliješevina
• Poblaće
• Podborova
• Popov Do
• Potkovač
• Potkrajci, Pljevlja
• Potoci, Pljevlja
• Potpeće, Pljevlja
• Potrlica
• Pračica
• Prehari
• Premćani
• Prisoji
• Prošće
• Pušanjski Do
• Rabitlje
• Rađevići
• Romac
• Rudnica, Pljevlja
• Rujevica, Pljevlja
• Selac
• Selišta, Pljevlja
• Sirčići
• Slatina, Pljevlja
• Šljivansko, Pljevlja
• Šljuke
• Srećanje
• Stančani
• Strahov Do
• Šula
• Šumani
• Tatarovina
• Trnovice
• Tvrdakovići
• Uremovići
• Varine
• Vaškovo
• Velike Krće
• Vidre, Pljevlja
• Vijenac
• Vilići
• Višnjica
• Vodno
• Vojtina
• Vrba, Pljevlja
• Vrbica, Pljevlja
• Vrulja
• Zabrđe, Pljevlja
• Zaselje, Pljevlja
• Zbljevo
• Zekavice
• Zenica, Pljevlja
• Židovići
• Zorlovići

Local parliament

Parties and coalitions	Seats	Gov't.
NSD - DNP	12
PES	4
DCG	4
Movement for Pljevlja	2
SNP - URA	2
DPS - BS	8
SEP	1
Independent	1

Notes and References

1. http://www.mju.gov.me/biblioteka/direktorat_za_lokalnu_samoupravu/opstine Opštine u Crnoj Gori
2. http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf