Plužine Explained

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
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Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:81435
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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]

Location

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).

Population

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.

History

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.

Historical population

Population of the Town of Plužine:

Ethnic composition

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Montenegro.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Plužine is twinned with:[3]

Transport

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preliminary results of the 2023 Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings. Monstat. 25 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Основне информације . 2024-06-27 . Opština Plužine - Zvanična WEB stranica . sr-cyrl.
  3. Web site: Bratimljenje. database.uom.me. Zajednica opština Crne Gore. 33. cnr. January 2013. 2019-12-29.
  4. Web site: Bratski i partnerski gradovi i opštine. kraljevo.rs. Kraljevo. sr. 2020-01-07.