Rožaje Municipality
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| Rožaje Municipality Opština Rožaje |
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Rožaje Municipality in Montenegro |
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| Coordinates: 42°50′00″N 20°10′00″E / 42.8333°N 20.1667°ECoordinates: 42°50′00″N 20°10′00″E / 42.8333°N 20.1667°E | ||
| Country | Montenegro | |
| Capital | Rožaje | |
| Number of settlements | 66 (58 rural, 8 urban) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Nusret Kalač (DPS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 432 km2 (167 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 Census) | ||
| • Total | 22,964 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 84310 | |
| Area code | +382 51 | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | ME-17 | |
| Car plates | RO | |
| Website | www |
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Rožaje Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The center is Rožaje. It covers an area of 432 km2, and had a population of 22,964 at the 2011 Census. It is located in the geographical region of Sandžak.
Demographics[edit]
As at the 2011 Census, the population of the municipality numbered 22,964 citizens. The following ethnic groups inhabited the area:[1]
- Bosniaks: 19,269 (83.91%)
- Albanians: 1,158 (5.04%)
- Muslims: 1,044 (4.55%)
- Serbs: 822 (3.58%)
- Montenegrins: 401 (1.75%)
- Other or undecided: 270 (1.18%)
The following languages were spoken (2011):
- Bosnian: 16,631 (72.42%)
- Montenegrin: 3,967 (17.27%)
- Albanian: 1,055 (4.59%)
- Serbian: 1,026 (4.47%)
- Other or undecided: 285 (1.24%)
Religion[edit]
Religious groups in Rožaje municipality, as of 2011:
References[edit]
- ^ "Population". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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