Plužine

Plužine Плужине
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
Plužine Location of Plužine in Montenegro
Coordinates: 43.15°N 18.83°E / 43.15; 18.83
Country	Montenegro
Founded	14th century
Settlements	43
Government
• Mayor	Mijuško Bajagić (SNP)
• Ruling party	SNP
Area
• Total	854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population (2003 census)
• Total	1,341
• Density	5/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Municipality	3,235
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
Climate	Cfb

Plužine (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Плужине, pronounced [plûʒinɛ]) is a town in northwestern Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,341.

Plužine is the centre of Plužine Municipality and unofficial centre of Piva region, named after Piva River. The town is close to the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzegovina region) for the town of Gacko (Republika Srpska).

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 2011 had a population of 3,235. The town of Plužine itself has 1,341 citizens.

Town population

Population of Plužine:

• 1981 - 730
• 1991 - 1,453
• 2003 - 1,494
• 2011 - 1,341

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

• Montenegrins (91.61%)
• Serbs (6.63%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

• Serbs (60.51%)
• Montenegrins (32.61%)

Transport

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

See also

• Administrative divisions of Montenegro