Plužine Municipality ( Montenegrin: Opština Plužine / Општина Плужине) is one of the

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Northern Montenegro Northern Montenegro ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Śever Crne Gore, Ćевер Црне Горе, separator=" / ", ), is one of three statistical regions in Montenegro. It encompasses the sparsely populated mountainous part of Montenegro. It is bordered by B ...

. The administrative center is the town of Plužine. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,235.

Geography and location

The municipality of Plužine is the seventh largest municipality in

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, but also the municipality with the lowest population density, after the

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. The municipality is located in the northwest of Montenegro, being part of the Piva region, named after the

Piva river The Piva (, ) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river runs through Montenegro for most of its course length, and in its last three kilometres marks the border between the two countries. Course The Piva emerges from the ' ...

. The region is close to the border with

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(more precisely, the

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region), with crossings through the towns of

Gacko Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inh ...

and

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City Assembly (2022–2026)

Demographics

The town of Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 3,235. The town of Plužine itself has 1,341 residents. Ethnic groups (1991 census): *Montenegrins (91.61%) *Serbs (6.63%) Ethnic groups (2003 census): *Serbs (63.92%) *Montenegrins (29.79%) Ethnic groups (2011 census): *Serbs (60.78%) *Montenegrins (31.77%)

Gallery

File:Plužine Piva Lake.JPG, Town of Plužine File:Manastir Piva 3.jpg, Piva Monastery File:Pivska prehrada, most u obce Pluzine.jpg,

Piva River The Piva (, ) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river runs through Montenegro for most of its course length, and in its last three kilometres marks the border between the two countries. Course The Piva emerges from the ' ...

File:Piva Lake 4.JPG, Piva Mountain and Lake File:Na Prutašu - panoramio.jpg, Prutaš, Durmitor File:Veliko Škrčko jezero - panoramio.jpg, Durmitor massif File:Pluzine.jpg, Piva lake near Plužine File:Trnovačko jezero, Maglić.jpg, Trnovac lake, Maglić

References

External links

Plužine Municipality
Municipalities of Montenegro {{montenegro-geo-stub