Plav Municipality


Plav Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The center is Town of Plav. In February 2014, the south-western third of the municipality seceded to form Gusinje Municipality.

Geography

Plav is located at the foot of the Prokletije mountain range, 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 this 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 Ali Pasha of Gucia Springs and Oko Skakavica. Villages in the municipality include Gusinje.

Settlements

Plav Municipality is divided into 5 communes with 22 settlements. Plav Municipality communes:
Brezojevice commune, Plav commune, Murino commune, Prnjavor commune.

Local parliament

Demographics

Town of Plav is administrative centre of Plav Municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 9,081, mostly Bosniaks. The town of Plav itself has 3,717 citizens.
Population history: