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This article is about the town in Montenegro. For the village in Podgorica, see Bijelo Polje, Podgorica. For the Bosnian village, see Bijelo Polje, Kakanj. Town and municipality in Montenegro

Bijelo Polje Бијело Поље
Town and municipality
Bijelo Polje panorama at night
FlagCoat of arms
Bijelo PoljeLocation of Bijelo Polje in Montenegro
Coordinates: 43°02′N 19°45′E / 43.04°N 19.75°E / 43.04; 19.75
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Bijelo Polje
Settlements	98
Government
• Mayor	Petar Smolović (DPS)
• Ruling party	DPS - SD
Area
• Town and municipality	924 km (357 sq mi)
Elevation	578 m (1,896 ft)
Population
• Rank	6th in Montenegro
• Urban	12,900
• Rural	30,651
• Municipality	46,051
Demonym(s)	Belopoljese Bjelopoljci
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84000
Area code	+382 50
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-04
Car plates	BP
Climate	Cfb
Website	www.bijelopolje.co.me

Bijelo Polje (Template:Lang-cnr, pronounced [bîjɛlɔː pɔ̂ʎɛ]) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 12,900 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro.

Bijelo Polje is the center of Bijelo Polje Municipality (population of 46,051). It is the unofficial center of the north-eastern region of Montenegro. Bijelo Polje means 'white field' in Serbo-Croatian.

History

Bijelo Polje's Saint Peter and Paul Church is the place where the UNESCO Miroslav's Gospel of Miroslav, brother of Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja was written.

During World War II, Bijelo Pole was a prominent location for the anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia, Montenegro in particular.

Demographics

Bijelo Polje is the administrative centre of the Bijelo Polje municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 46,251. The town of Bijelo Polje itself has 12,900 citizens.

Town

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	3,547	—
1953	4,029	+13.6%
1961	5,856	+45.3%
1971	8,925	+52.4%
1981	11,927	+33.6%
1991	16,464	+38.0%
2003	15,883	−3.5%
2011	12,900	−18.8%

Municipality

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	36,795	—
1953	41,432	+12.6%
1961	46,651	+12.6%
1971	52,598	+12.7%
1981	55,634	+5.8%
1991	55,268	−0.7%
2003	50,284	−9.0%
2011	46,051	−8.4%

Ethnicity

Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT, Census 2011

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Serbs	15,562	33.8%
Bosniaks	14,592	31.7%
Montenegrins	7,808	16.95%
Muslims	5,985	12.99%
Romani	334	0.72%
Albanians	57	0.12%
Croats	41	0.09%
Yugoslavs	27	0.06%
Other	454	0.98%
undeclared	952	2.07%
no data	269	0.58%
Total	46,081	100%

Religion

Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT, Census 2011

Religious affiliation (2011)

Eastern Orthodox			53.25%
Islam			46.18%
Roman Catholic			0.17%
Other Christian			0.17%
Atheist			0.17%

Culture and sights

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Bijelo Polje was the birthplace of the oral poet Avdo Međedović and of many prominent writers such as Ćamil Sijarić, Miodrag Bulatović, Risto Ratković and Dragomir Brajković as well as basketball player Nikola Peković and Swedish footballing brothers Ajsel and Emir Kujović.

Sports

The major football team is Jedinstvo, who have spent several seasons in the country's top tier. They share their Gradski stadion with lower league team OFK Borac. The town's basketball teams are Jedinstvo and KK Centar.

Transport

Bijelo Polje is the end of the Montenegrin part of the Belgrade–Bar railway

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).

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

Climate

Bijelo Polje has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb) with warm summers, cold winters, and abundant precipitation year round.

Climate data for Bijelo Polje (1961–1990, extremes 1950–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	27.0 (80.6)	26.5 (79.7)	30.8 (87.4)	33.5 (92.3)	35.5 (95.9)	39.0 (102.2)	39.8 (103.6)	36.5 (97.7)	32.0 (89.6)	25.5 (77.9)	20.1 (68.2)	39.8 (103.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.6 (36.7)	6.4 (43.5)	11.1 (52.0)	15.7 (60.3)	20.8 (69.4)	23.7 (74.7)	26.2 (79.2)	26.4 (79.5)	22.7 (72.9)	17.1 (62.8)	9.7 (49.5)	3.3 (37.9)	15.5 (59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	0.9 (33.6)	4.7 (40.5)	9.0 (48.2)	13.3 (55.9)	16.0 (60.8)	17.7 (63.9)	17.3 (63.1)	14.0 (57.2)	9.3 (48.7)	4.3 (39.7)	−0.4 (31.3)	8.7 (47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.3 (22.5)	−3.3 (26.1)	−0.4 (31.3)	3.1 (37.6)	7.1 (44.8)	10.2 (50.4)	11.5 (52.7)	11.1 (52.0)	8.6 (47.5)	4.5 (40.1)	0.6 (33.1)	−3.5 (25.7)	3.7 (38.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.6 (−17.7)	−24.5 (−12.1)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−8.6 (16.5)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.8 (30.6)	1.2 (34.2)	2.6 (36.7)	−4.0 (24.8)	−7.2 (19.0)	−15.4 (4.3)	−21.7 (−7.1)	−27.6 (−17.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	79.6 (3.13)	63.8 (2.51)	60.8 (2.39)	79.8 (3.14)	74.5 (2.93)	77.5 (3.05)	68.3 (2.69)	61.3 (2.41)	72.7 (2.86)	73.3 (2.89)	107.9 (4.25)	90.8 (3.57)	910.3 (35.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	9	9	9	12	14	139
Average relative humidity (%)	82	76	71	69	72	75	74	74	78	79	82	85	76
Source: Hydrological and Meteorological Service of Montenegro

Notable people

Main page: Category:People from Bijelo Polje

Avdo Međedović, guslar
Miodrag Bulatović, writer
Ćamil Sijarić, writer
Dragomir Brajković, writer
Risto Ratković, writer
Nastasja Vojinović, musician
Milutin Karadžić, actor
Ajsel Kujović, footballer
Emir Kujović, footballer
Duško Ivanović, basketball coach
Nikola Peković, basketball player
Predrag Drobnjak, basketball player
Suad Šehović, basketball player
Sead Šehović, basketball player

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Bijelo Polje is twinned with:

Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Burhaniye, Turkey
Hrubieszów, Poland
Maardu, Estonia
Strumica, North Macedonia
Svishtov, Bulgaria

References

Morrison, Kenneth (2008). Montenegro: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 0857714872.
"Popis 2011". Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ "Popis 2011". Retrieved 2011-09-29.
"Climate: Bijelo Polje" (in Montenegrin). Hydrological and Meteorological Service of Montenegro. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
"Dnevni prosjeci i ekstremi" (in Montenegrin). Hydrological and Meteorological Service of Montenegro. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
"Gradovi i Opštine pobratimi sa Opštinom Bijelo Polje". bijelopolje.co.me (in Montenegrin). Bijelo Polje. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
"Bratimljenje" (PDF). database.uom.me (in Montenegrin). Zajednica opština Crne Gore. January 2013. p. 29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
"Міста-побратими". bc-rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Bila Tserkva. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
"Bijelo Polje (Czarnogóra)". miasto.hrubieszow.pl (in Polish). Hrubieszów. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
"Maardu partner cooperations". maardu.kovtp.ee. Maardu linn. Retrieved 2019-12-28.

External links

Official website

Visit-Montenegro.com
Census info, njegos.org; accessed 12 August 2015.

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