Ubli () is a settlement in

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. It is the historical seat of the Kuči clan. Ubli consists of a town centre and a few villages. The town centre includes a local chancellery, a cultural hall,

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, local pubs, elementary school "Đoko Prelević" (70 students), etc. During the 80's, in the center of Ubli worked bike-alums (wheels) factory, which was a part of

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. The villages which are part of Ubli are Pavićevići, Prelevići, Kostrovići, Živkovići and Rajovići. The most inhabited ones are Prelevići, Živkovići and Pavićevići. In the villages there exists two Orthodox churches and a local

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Demographics

According to 2003 census, Ubli had 355 residents, making it the most populated area in the highland region of Kuči.

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constitute the majority with 178 (52,19%), while

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number 147 (43,10%). 166 inhabitants are

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and 175 are

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. Today, Ubli had 80 households and 170 houses and buildings. In the 1948 census, Ubli had 616 inhabitants. At 1953, Ubli had 610 inhabitants, and in 1961 - 520. In the 1981 census, population of Ubli was 493, and at 1991, there was 339 inhabitants. According to the 2011 census, its population was 227.

Surrounding areas

Ubli borders to nine smaller villages: in the south,

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; west and southwest Bezjovo,

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and Orahovo; north Momče, and from the east, southeast and northeast are Ubalac, Zagreda, Kosor, Dučići and

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Medun Medun () is a settlement located 13 km northeast of the capital Podgorica, Montenegro. The village houses the archaeological site of the ancient fortified city of ''Medeon''. It is situated in the tribal area of Upper Kuči, one of the ...

, a Roman town and birthplace of duke

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is situated four kilometres west of Ubli, while the distance to central Podgorica is 12 kilometres.

References

{{Podgorica Populated places in Podgorica Municipality