- Rožaje
Infobox Montenegro
city_name=Rožaje
city_name_cyr=Рожаје
mayor=Nusret Kalač | (DPS)
area=432
population=9,121
municipality=22,693
Time zone=UTC +1
founded=
latitude=42.84
longitude=20.16
area_code=87
car_plates=RO
postal=84310
website=www.rozaje.cg.yu
location_pic=
flag_pic=
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colour_scheme=background:#cccccc;Rožaje (
Montenegrin Cyrillic : Рожаје, is a town in northeasternMontenegro . It has a population of 9,121 (2003 census.)Rožaje is the centre of "Rožaje municipality", which has a population of 22,693. The municipality is located in the geographical region of
Sandžak .History
Population
Rožaje is administrative centre of "Rožaje municipality", which has 22,693 residents. The town of Rožaje itself has a population of 9,121.
Rožaje is considered the centre of Bosniak community in Montenegro. Bosniaks form absolute majority in Rožaje.
Population of Rožaje:
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March 03 ,1981 - 7,336
*March 03 ,1991 - 8,828
*November 1 ,2003 - 9,121Ethnic groups (2003 census):
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Bosniaks (72.09%)
*Muslims by nationality (6.65%)
*Albanians (4.44%)
*Serbs (3.98%)
*Montenegrins (1.94%)*Religion (2003 census):
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Muslim (93.18%)
*Orthodox (6.82%)Transport
Rožaje is situated on the main road connecting Montenegro with
Serbia , known as Rožaje-Kula-Peć road. It also has a link withNovi Pazar inCentral Serbia . It is connected with the inland Montenegro by two-laned highway viaBerane , which is some 30 km far.Podgorica Airport is about 180 km away, and has regular flights to majorEurope an destinations throughout the year.External links
* [http://www.visit-montenegro.com/cities-rozaje.htm Visit-Montenegro.com]
Rozaje-Online
* [http://rozaje.co.nr Rozaje-Online]
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