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Pljevlja Municipality

Coordinates: 43°21′00″N 19°21′00″E / 43.3500°N 19.3500°E / 43.3500; 19.3500
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Pljevlja Municipality
Opština Pljevlja
Municipality
Coat of arms of Pljevlja Municipality
Coat of arms
Pljevlja Municipality in Montenegro
Pljevlja Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatPljevlja
Area
 • Total1,346 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total30,786
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+382  52
ISO 3166-2 codeME-14
Car platesPV
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.pljevlja.me/

Pljevlja Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northwestern region of Montenegro. Administrative center is Town of Pljevlja. It covers an area of 1,346 and had a population of 30,786 at the 2011 census.[1]

Geography and location

The municipality borders Žabljak Municipality, Bijelo Polje Municipality and Mojkovac Municipality in Montenegro, as well as the republics of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a total area of 1,346 km2 (520 sq mi), it is the third largest municipality in Montenegro.

The highest point of the municipality is on the Ljubišnja mountain at an altitude of 2,238 m (7,343 ft), while the lowest point is in the canyon of the Tara river with an altitude of 529 m (1,736 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

Town of Pljevlja 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 Serbs. According to the 2011 census, the population consisted of: Serbs (60.11%), Montenegrins (21.52%), Muslims (8.14%) and Bosniaks (5.21%).[2]

Local parliament

Parties and coalitions Seats Gov't.
DPS - SD - BS Coalition 20 Yes
Democratic Montenegro 7 No
NOVA - SNP - PzP Coalition 4 No
Democratic People's Party and True Montenegro 4 No

Settlements

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Montenegro

Pljevlja Municipality is twinned with:[3]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Opštine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
  2. ^ http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf
  3. ^ "U Domu kulture obilježeno svečano otvaranje adaptiranih prostorija Muzeja, Biblioteke i Galerije". pljevlja.me (in Montenegrin). Pljevlja. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-06-22.

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