Bijelo Polje Municipality

Bijelo Polje Municipality Opština Bijelo Polje Општина Бијело Поље
Municipality
Coat of arms
Bijelo Polje Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Bijelo Polje
Area
• Total	924 km^2 (357 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	38,662
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Area code	+382 50
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-04
Car plates	BP
Website	www.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^2. 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.[1]

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%
2023	38,662	−16.0%

Ethnicity

Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT, Census 2023[1]

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

• Babaići
• Barice
• Bijedići
• Bijelo Polje
• Bliškovo
• Bojišta
• Boljanina
• Boturići
• Cerovo
• Crhalj
• Crniš
• Crnča
• Dobrakovo
• Dobrinje
• Dolac
• Dubovo
• Džafića Brdo
• Femića Krš
• Godijevo
• Goduša
• Grab
• Grančarevo
• Gubavač
• Ivanje
• Jablanovo
• Jabučno
• Jagoče
• Kanje
• Kičava
• Korita
• Kostenica
• Kostići
• Kovren
• Kukulje
• Laholo
• Lazovići
• Lekovina
• Lijeska
• Lješnica
• Lozna
• Loznica
• Majstorovina
• Metanjac
• Mioče
• Mirojevići
• Mojstir
• Mokri Lug
• Muslići
• Nedakusi
• Negobratina
• Njegnjevo
• Obrov
• Okladi
• Orahovica
• Osmanbegovo Selo
• Ostrelj
• Pali
• Pape
• Pavino Polje
• Pećarska
• Pobretići
• Pod
• Potkrajci
• Potrk
• Požeginja
• Prijelozi
• Pripčići
• Radojeva Glava
• Radulići
• Rakita
• Rakonje
• Rasovo
• Rastoka
• Ravna Rijeka
• Resnik
• Rodijelja
• Sadići
• Sela
• Sipanje
• Sokolac
• Srđevac
• Stožer
• Stubo
• Tomaševo
• Trubine
• Ujniče
• Unevine
• Voljavac
• Vrh
• Zaton
• Zminac
• Čeoče
• Čokrlije
• Đalovići
• Šipovice
• Žiljak
• Žurena

Gallery

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