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Plav Municipality

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Plav Municipality

| native_name = {{lang|cnr-Latn|Opština Plav|italic=no}}
{{lang|cnr-Cy|Општина Плав|italic=no}}
{{lang|sq|Komuna e Plavës|italic=no}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

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| image_shield = Coat of arms of Plav.png

| image_map = Plav in Montenegro (2018).svg

| map_caption = Plav Municipality in Montenegro

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Montenegro

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Plav

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 379

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 9,081

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 84323–84326

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +382 51

| iso_code = ME-13

| registration_plate = PL

| website = {{URL|www.plav.me}}

| official_name =

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Plav Municipality (Montenegrin, {{langx|sq|Komuna e Plavës}}) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. It is located in Northern Montenegro. The center is the town of Plav. In February 2014, the southwestern third of the municipality seceded to form the Gusinje Municipality.{{cite news |last1=Skorupan |first1=Aida |title=Kako je Gusinje dočekalo status opštine: Ostvarili san dug šest decenija |url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/kako-je-gusinje-docekalo-status-opstine-ostvarili-san-dug-sest-decenija |agency=Vijesti |date=27 February 2014}}

Geography

Plav is located at the foot of the Accursed Mountains, adjacent to the springs of the river Lim. The area contains many lakes and the most known is Lake Plav, one of the largest in the region. The lakes Hrid and Visitor are mountain lakes, and Visitor is noted for its floating island. Plav is also renowned for its karst wells, among which are the Ali Pasha of Gucia Springs and Oko Skakavica.

Settlements

The Plav Municipality is divided into 5 communes (mjesna zajednica) with 22 settlements (naselje).{{cite web |url=http://plav.me/uploads/dokumenta/URBANIZAM/PUP%20Plav%20tekst.pdf |title= Prostorno - Urbanistički Plan Opštine Plav |date=May 2014 |publisher=Plav Municipality |access-date=22 January 2015}} The communes of the Plav Municipality:

Brezojevica (Brezojevica), Plav (Plav, Babino Polje, Bogajići, Budojevice, Jara, Jasenica, Komorača, Korita, Meteh, Đurička Rijeka, Hakanje, Hoti, Skić and Vojno Selo), Murino (Murino, Gornja Rženica, Mašnica and Pepići), Prnjavor (Prnjavor), Velika: Velika and Novšiće).{{fact|date=July 2022}}

=City Assembly (2022–2026)=

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!Seats

!Local government

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| SD

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| BS

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| {{no|Opposition}}

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| DPS

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| ZBCG (NSD–DNP)

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| {{no|Opposition}}

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| SDP

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| {{yes|Government}}

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| URA

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| {{no|Opposition}}

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| AA

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| {{no|Opposition}}

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| SNP

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| {{no|Opposition}}

Demographics

The town of Plav is the administrative centre of the Plav Municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 9,081. The town of Plav itself has 3,717 residents.{{Cite web| title=Population of Montenegro by sex, type of settlement, etnicity, religion and mother tongue, per municipalities | url=http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727092553/http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf | archive-date=2011-07-27}}

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Population history:

  • 1948 - 15,764
  • 1953 - 17,330
  • 1961 - 18,913
  • 1971 - 19,542
  • 1981 - 19,560
  • 1991 - 19,305
  • 2003 - 13,805
  • 2011 - 13,108

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| title = Ethnic composition

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{{bar percent|Bosniaks|lightgrey|51.90}}

{{bar percent|Albanians|lightgrey|18.88}}

{{bar percent|Serbs|lightgrey|16.01}}

{{bar percent|Montenegrins|lightgrey|6.27}}

{{bar percent|Muslims|lightgrey|5.55}}

{{bar percent|Others|lightgrey|1.70}}

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Gallery

File:Plav.jpg|Town of Plav

File:Lake Plav1.JPG|Lake Plav

File:WK402 WikipediaWeekendTirana2015 Visitor 077.JPG|Prokletije massif

File:Plav - Redzepagica Kula - tvrz muslimskeho hodnostare.jpg|Old Town of Plav

References

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{{Plav Municipality}}

{{Municipalities of Montenegro}}

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Category:Municipalities of Montenegro

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