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Mojkovac
Мојковац
Coat of arms of Mojkovac
CountryMontenegro
Settlements15
Government
 • MayorDejan Medojević (DPS)
 • Ruling partyDPS - SDP
Area
 • Total
367 km2 (142 sq mi)
Population
 (2003 census)
 • Total
4,120
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Municipality
10,066
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84205
Area code+382 50
ISO 3166-2 codeME-11
Car platesMK
Websitehttp://mojkovac.me/

Mojkovac (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Мојковац, pronounced [mɔ̌ːjkɔv̞at͡s]) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 4,120 (2003 census). Mojkovac is the centre of Mojkovac Municipality, which has a population of 10,066.

Transport connections

Mojkovac has a station on Belgrade - Bar railway. It is also at the intersection of the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia (E65, E80), and the road leading towards Žabljak and Pljevlja. Mojkovac is on the west bank of the Tara River, between the mountains of Bjelasica and Sinjajevina. The old mining village of Brskovo is nearby. Brskovo is one of the oldest mines in the region. Podgorica Airport is 105 km (65 mi) away, and has regular flights to major European destinations.

Other

Montenegrin football manager, former player and manager of Red Star Belgrade Miodrag Božović, Montenegrin footballer Stefan Savić, former Montenegrin goalkeeper Zoran Simović and Serbian handball player Darko Stanić were born in Mojkovac.