Rožaje Municipality

Rožaje Municipality Opština Rožaje
Municipality
Coat of arms
Rožaje Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Capital	Rožaje
Number of settlements	66 (58 rural, 8 urban)
Government
• Mayor	Nusret Kalač (DPS)
Population
• Total	23,312
Postal code	84310
Area code	+382 51
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-17
Car plates	RO
Website	www.rozaje.me

Rožaje Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The center is Rožaje. It has a population of 23,312 and is located in the geographical region of Sandžak.

Demographics

As of 2011, the population of the municipality numbered 22,964 citizens. The following ethnic groups inhabited the area:^[1]

• Bosniaks: 19,269 (83.91%)
• Albanians: 1,158 (5.04%)
• Muslims: 1,044 (4.55%)
• Serbs: 822 (3.58%)
• Montenegrins: 401 (1.75%)
• Other or undecided: 270 (1.18%)

The following languages were spoken (2011):

• Bosnian: 16,631 (72.42%)
• Montenegrin: 3,967 (17.27%)
• Albanian: 1,055 (4.59%)
• Serbian: 1,026 (4.47%)
• Other or undecided: 285 (1.24%)

Religion

Religious groups in Rožaje municipality, as of 2011:

• Muslims: 21,805 (94.95%)
• Orthodox: 1,055 (4.59%)

References

1. ↑ "Population". Retrieved 27 June 2013. 

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Coordinates: 42°50′00″N 20°10′00″E / 42.8333°N 20.1667°E / 42.8333; 20.1667