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Municipality in Montenegro
Bijelo Polje Municipality Opština Bijelo Polje
Општина Бијело Поље
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bijelo Polje MunicipalityCoat of arms
Bijelo Polje Municipality in MontenegroBijelo Polje Municipality in Montenegro
Country Montenegro
SeatBijelo Polje
Area
 • Total924 km (357 sq mi)
Population
 • Total38,662
 • Density42/km (110/sq mi)
Area code+382 50
ISO 3166-2 codeME-04
Car platesBP
Websitewww.bijelopolje.co.me

Bijelo Polje Municipality (Montenegrin: Opština Bijelo Polje, Општина Бијело Поље) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro, and is located in northern Montenegro, in the Lim river valley, being part of Raška region. Its administrative centre is the town of Bijelo Polje and it covers an area of 924 km. In 2023, the Bijelo Polje Municipality had a population of 38,662.

Transport

Road

Bijelo Polje is connected to the rest of Montenegro by two major roads. It is situated on the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia (E65, E80).

Rail

Bijelo Polje also has a train station along the Belgrade–Bar railway. It is the last station in Montenegro for northbound trains heading for Belgrade, and it serves as a regional train station. Podgorica Airport is 130 km (81 mi) away, and has regular flights to major destinations.

Local parliament

Parties and coalitions Seats Gov't.
DPS - BS - SD 25 Yes
DCG - URA 4 No
DF 4 No
SNP 2 No
SDP 2 No
UCG 1 No

Population

According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Bijelo Polje had a population of 38,662.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
194836,795—    
195341,432+12.6%
196146,651+12.6%
197152,598+12.7%
198155,634+5.8%
199155,268−0.7%
200350,284−9.0%
201146,051−8.4%
202338,662−16.0%

Ethnicity

Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT, Census 2023

Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs 16,675 43.13%
Bosniaks 12,315 31.85%
Montenegrins 5,751 14.88%
Muslims 2,916 7.54%
Others 1005 2.6%
Total 38,662 100%

Settlements

Gallery

  • Town of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro Town of Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
  • Lještanica river near Bijelo Polje Lještanica river near Bijelo Polje
  • Bjelasica, Bijelo Polje Municipanity Bjelasica, Bijelo Polje Municipanity
  • Bijelo Polje railway station Bijelo Polje railway station

References

  1. ^ "Population of Montenegro by National, i.e. Ethnical Affiliation, Religion, Mother Tongue, and Language a Person Usually Speaks" (PDF). monstat.org. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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