Plužine

Plužine Плужине
Plužine Location of Plužine in Montenegro
Coordinates: 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
Country	Montenegro
Founded	14th
Settlements	43
Government
• Mayor	Mijuško Bajagić (SNP)
• Ruling party	SNP - DSS
Area
• Total	854 km2 (329.7 sq mi)
Population (2003 census)
• Total	1,494
• Density	5/km2 (12.9/sq mi)
• Municipality	4,272
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	81435
Area code	+382 40
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-15
Car plates	PŽ

Plužine (Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in northwesten Montenegro. It has a population of 1,494 (2003 census).

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

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.

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.

Town population

Population of Plužine:

• March 3, 1981 - 730
• March 3, 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%)

Municipality Population

• 1948: 8.030
• 1953: 8,952
• 1961: 9,164
• 1971: 9,078
• 1981: 6,254
• 1991: 5,247
• 2003: 4,295

Transport

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

See also

• Administrative divisions of Montenegro