Pljevlja Municipality is located in northwestern region of

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. It covers an area of 1,346 and had a population of 30,786 at the 2011 census.

Geography and location

The highest point of the municipality is on the

Ljubišnja Ljubišnja () is a Dinaric mountain range of Montenegro, conventionally referred to as the highland of Montenegro, represents a major natural feature of the country alongside Tara Canyon, Draga Canyon and Montenegro. Geography It is situated in ...

mountain at an altitude of , while the lowest point is in the canyon of the Tara river with an altitude of above sea level. The municipality borders Žabljak Municipality, Bijelo Polje Municipality and Mojkovac Municipality in Montenegro, as well as the republics of

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and with

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. With a total area of , it is the third largest

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

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Demographics

Town of

Pljevlja Pljevlja ( srp, Пљевља, ) is a town and the center of Pljevlja Municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The town lies at an altitude of . In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial roads an ...

is the administrative center of Pljevlja municipality, which has a population of 35,806. The town of Pljevlja itself has 19,136 citizens, and is the only town in the municipality with a population of over 1,000. The municipality has a majority of

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. According to the 2011 census, the population consisted of: Serbs (60.11%), Montenegrins (21.52%), Muslims (8.14%) and Bosniaks (5.21%).http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf

Settlements

* Aliži * Beljkovići * Bjeloševina * Bobovo *

Boljanići Boljanići ( cnr, Бољанићи) is a small village in the municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro. It was historically known as Bolehnići (). Demographics According to the 2003 census, the village had a population of 60 people, 48,33% declarin ...

* Borišići * Borova * Borovica * Boščinovići * Brda, Pljevlja * Bujaci * Bušnje * Čardak, Pljevlja * Čavanj * Čerjenci * Cerovci * Čestin * Crljenice * Crni Vrh, Pljevlja * Crno Brdo * Crnobori * Donja Brvenica * Dragaši, Pljevlja * Dubac * Dubočica * Dubrava, Pljevlja * Đuli * Đurđevića Tara * Durutovići * Dužice * Geuši * Glibaći * Glisnica * Gornja Brvenica * Gornje Selo * Gotovuša *

Gradac, Pljevlja Gradac ( sr-cyrl, Градац) is a small town in the Pljevlja Municipality of northern Montenegro. It Montenegro's northernmost settlement with town status and is located in the Sandžak region close to the borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina an ...

* Gradina, Pljevlja * Grevo * Horevina * Hoćevina *

Jabuka, Pljevlja Jabuka ( sr-Cyrl, Јабука) is a small village in the municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica ...

* Jagodni Do * Jahovići * Jasen * Jugovo * Kakmuži * Kalušići * Katun, Pljevlja * Klakorina * Kolijevka * Komine * Kordovina *

Kosanica The Kosanica () is a river in southern Serbia. It is a southern, right tributary of the Toplica near Kuršumlija Kuršumlija ( sr-Cyrl, Куршумлија, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbi ...

* Kotlajići * Kotline * Kotorac * Kovačevići * Kovači, Pljevlja * Kozica, Pljevlja * Košare * Krupice * Kruševo, Pljevlja * Krćevina * Kržava * Kukavica, Pljevlja * Lađana * Leovo Brdo * Lever Tara * Lijeska, Pljevlja * Ljutići * Ljuće * Lugovi, Pljevlja * Male Krće * Maoče * Mataruge * Meljak * Metaljka * Mijakovići * Milakovići * Milunići * Mironići * Moraice * Moćevići * Mrzovići * Mrčevo * Mrčići * Nange * Obarde *

Odžak Odžak ( sr-cyrl, Оџак) is a town and municipality located in Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the river Sav ...

* Ograđenica * Orlja, Pljevlja * Otilovići * Pauče * Petine * Pižure * Plakala * Planjsko * Pliješ * Pliješevina * Poblaće * Podborova * Popov Do * Potkovač * Potkrajci, Pljevlja * Potoci, Pljevlja * Potpeće, Pljevlja * Potrlica * Pračica * Prehari * Premćani * Prisoji * Prošće * Pušanjski Do * Rabitlje * Rađevići * Romac * Rudnica, Pljevlja * Rujevica, Pljevlja * Selac *

Selišta, Pljevlja Selišta ( sr-Cyrl, Селишта) is a village in the municipality of Pljevlja, Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , ...

* Sirčići * Slatina, Pljevlja * Šljivansko, Pljevlja * Šljuke * Srećanje * Stančani * Strahov Do * Šula * Šumani *

Tatarovina Tatarovina ( sr-cyrl, Татаровина) is a village in Pljevlja Municipality, in northern Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

* Trnovice * Tvrdakovići * Uremovići * Varine * Vaškovo * Velike Krće * Vidre, Pljevlja * Vijenac * Vilići * Višnjica *

Vodno Vodno ( mk, Водно) is a mountain in North Macedonia. It is located in the northern part of the country, to the southwest of the capital city Skopje. The highest point of the mountain is at ''Krstovar peak'', on 1066 meters and the submontane ...

* Vojtina * Vrba, Pljevlja * Vrbica, Pljevlja * Vrulja * Zabrđe, Pljevlja * Zaselje, Pljevlja * Zbljevo * Zekavice * Zenica, Pljevlja * Židovići * Zorlovići

Local parliament

Settlements

* Beljkovići * Bjeloševina * Bobovo *

* Borišići Anonymous user 2A

Gallery

File:Gradpv.jpg, Town of

File:Holy Trinity Pljevlja - Montenegro.jpg, Holy Trinity Monastery File:Pljevlja City-center Mosque.JPG,

Husein-paša's Mosque Husein-paša's Mosque ( sr, Хусеин-пашина џамија, Husein-pašina džamija) is a well-known mosque in Pljevlja, Montenegro. It was built between 1573 and 1594. It was named after Husein-paša Boljanić who was born in the villag ...

File:Tara River Canyon 4.jpg, Tara river File:Djurdjevica Tara bridge.jpg,

Đurđevića Tara Bridge The Đurđevića Tara Bridge ( cyrl, Мост на Ђурђевића Тари, Most na Đurđevića Tari, ) is a concrete arch bridge over the Tara River in northern Montenegro. It is located at the crossroads between the municipalities of Moj ...

File:Kanjon Tare (2006).jpg,

Tara River Canyon The Tara River Canyon (, ; ), also known as the Tara River Gorge, is the largest and deepest canyon in Europe, which is for the most part located in Montenegro, and to a smaller extent in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The most attractive part of the c ...

File:Pljevlja mumicipality church.JPG, Church near Pljevlja File:Lesni mytina na Ljubisnji.jpg,

References

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