Plužine

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Plužine Плужине

[[Image:|125px|Coat of arms of Plužine]] Flag Coat of arms Coordinates 43.15° N 18.83° E Mayor Mijuško Bajagić (SNP - DSS) Municipality area 854 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 1,494 4,272 {{{density}}} No. of Settlements {{{settlements}}} Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded 14th Century Area code +382 83 Car plates NK Official Website www.pluzine.cg.yu

Plužine (Cyrillic: Плужине) is a town in northwesten Montenegro. It has a population of 1,494 (2003 census).

Plužine is the centre of Plužine municipality (population 4,272) and unofficial centre of Piva region, named after Piva River.

Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 Transport 4 See also

[edit] History

After the building of Mratinje Dam in 1975, the town was transferred uphill, while the previous location was flooded by newly created Piva Lake.

[edit] Population

Plužine is administrative centre of Plužine municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 4,272. The town of Plužine itself has 1,494 citizens.

Population of Plužine:

• March 03, 1981 - 730
• March 03, 1991 - 1,453
• November 1, 2003 - 1,494

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

• Montenegrins (91.61%)
• Serbs (6.63%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

• Serbs (60.51%)
• Montenegrins (32.61%)

[edit] Transport

Plužine is located on a road connecting Podgorica and Nikšić with central Bosnia and Hercegovina.

[edit] See also

• Administrative divisions of Montenegro

Municipalities of Montenegro
Andrijevica | Bar | Berane | Bijelo Polje | Budva | Cetinje | Danilovgrad | Herceg-Novi | Kolašin | Kotor | Mojkovac | Nikšić | Plav | Pljevlja | Plužine | Podgorica | Rožaje | Šavnik | Tivat | Ulcinj | Žabljak