Plužine Municipality

Plužine Municipality (Montenegrin and Serbian: Opština Plužine / Општина Плужине) is one of the municipalities in Northern Montenegro. The administrative center is the town of Plužine. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,235.[1]

Plužine Municipality
Opština Plužine
Општина Плужине
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Plužine Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatPlužine
Area
 • Total854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Postal code
81435
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-15
Car platesPŽ
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.pluzine.me

Geography and location

The municipality of Plužine is the seventh largest municipality in Montenegro, but also the municipality with the lowest population density, after the Šavnik Municipality. The municipality is located in the northwest of Montenegro, being part of the Piva region, named after the Piva river. The region is close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (more precisely, the Herzegovina region), with crossings through the towns of Gacko and Foča.

Local parliament
Party / Coalition Seats Local government
SNP
17 / 30
 Government
DPS
2 / 30
 Opposition
DF
6 / 30
 Opposition
DCG
4 / 30
 Opposition

Demographics

The town of Plužine is the administrative centre of the Plužine municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 3,235. The town of Plužine itself has 1,341 residents.[2]

References
  1. Opštine u Crnoj Gori, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
  2. http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf


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