Pljevlja Municipality

Pljevlja Municipality Opština Pljevlja Општина Пљевља
Municipality
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Pljevlja Municipality in Montenegro
Coordinates: 43°21′00″N 19°21′00″E / 43.3500°N 19.3500°E / 43.3500; 19.3500
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Pljevlja
Area
• Total	1,346 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	30,786
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+382  52
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-14
Car plates	PV
Climate	Cfb
Website	http://www.pljevlja.me/

Pljevlja Municipality is located in Northern Montenegro. It covers an area of 1,346 km² and had a population of 30,786 at the 2011 census.^[1]

The highest point of the municipality is on the Ljubišnja mountain at an altitude of 2,238 m (7,343 ft), while the lowest point is in the canyon of the Tara river with an altitude of 529 m (1,736 ft) above sea level. The municipality borders the municipalities of: Žabljak, Bijelo Polje and Mojkovac in Montenegro, as well as the countries of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a total area of 1,346 km² (520 sq mi), it is the third largest municipality in Montenegro.

The town of Pljevlja is the administrative center of the Pljevlja municipality, which has a population of 35,806. The town of Pljevlja itself has 19,136 residents, and is the only town in the municipality with a population of over 1,000. The municipality has a Serb majority. According to the 2011 census, the population consisted of: Serbs (60.11%), Montenegrins (21.52%), Muslims (8.14%) and Bosniaks (5.21%).^[2]

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  Town of Pljevlja
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  Holy Trinity Monastery
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  Husein-paša's Mosque
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  Tara river
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  Đurđevića Tara Bridge
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  Tara River Canyon
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  Church near Pljevlja
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  Ljubišnja