Rožaje
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Rožaje (Cyrillic: Рожаје, Albanian: Rozhaj or Rozhajë) is a town in northeastern Montenegro. It has a population of 9,121 (2003 census.)
Rožaje is the centre of Rožaje municipality, which has a population of 22,693. The municipality is located in the geographical region of Sandžak.
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[edit] Population
Rožaje is administrative centre of Rožaje municipality, which has 22,693 residents. The town of Rožaje itself has a population of 9,121.
Rožaje is considered the centre of Bosniak community in Montenegro. Bosniaks form absolute majority in Rožaje.
Population of Rožaje:
Ethnic groups (2003 census):
- Bosniaks (82.09%)
- Muslims by nationality (6.65%)
- Albanians (4.44%)
- Serbs (3.98%)
- Montenegrins (1.94%)
[edit] Transport
Rožaje is situated on the main road connecting Montenegro with Kosovo, known as Rožaje-Kula-Peć road. It also has a link with Novi Pazar in Central Serbia. It is connected with the inland Montenegro by two-laned highway via Berane, which is some 30km away.
Podgorica Airport is some 180km away, and has regular flights to major European destinations throughout the year.
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| Municipalities of Montenegro |  |
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| Andrijevica | Bar | Berane | Bijelo Polje | Budva | Cetinje | Danilovgrad | Herceg-Novi | Kolašin | Kotor | Mojkovac | Nikšić | Plav | Pljevlja | Plužine | Podgorica | Rožaje | Šavnik | Tivat | Ulcinj | Žabljak | |
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