Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Montenegro |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Montenegro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Montenegro |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Plužine |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Plužine | |
Native Name: | Плужине |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Slobodan Delić (SNP) |
Area Total Km2: | 854 |
Population Blank1: | 2,232 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Municipality |
Population Density Km2: | 5 |
Population Urban: | 1,102 |
Population Rural: | 1,099 |
Parts: | 43 |
Parts Type: | Settlements |
Established Date: | 14th century |
Established Title: | Founded |
Coordinates: | 43.15°N 18.83°W |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +382 40 |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | PŽ |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Car plates |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 81435 |
Blank Info Sec1: | ME-15 |
Blank Name Sec1: | ISO 3166-2 code |
Blank Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec2: | Cfb |
Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced as /plûʒinɛ/) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. In 2023 it had a population of 1,102.[1]
The municipality of Plužine is the seventh municipality in Montenegro in terms of area. The municipality is located in the north-west of Montenegro, along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The town is located near the Piva lake (Pivsko) in the northwestern mountainous region of Montenegro, close to the Durmitor National Park area. Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine Municipality and also the unofficial centre of the Piva region, named after the Piva River and the historical tribe of Piva (Pivljani).
Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2023 had a population of 2,232. The town of Plužine itself had 1,102 citizens.
Historically, it is the region of Old Herzegovina and is located in the central parts of Old Herzegovina. It was annexed by Montenegro after the Berlin Congress in 1878.
Population of the Town of Plužine:
Ethnic groups (1991 census):
Ethnic groups (2003 census):
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Montenegro.
The town is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina region) for the town of Gacko and Foča.
Plužine is located on a road connecting central Montenegrin cities Podgorica and Nikšić with central Bosnia and Herzegovina.