Bijelo Polje

This article is about the town in Montenegro. For the Bosnian village, see Bijelo Polje (Kakanj).
Bijelo Polje
Бијело Поље

Coat of arms
Bijelo Polje

Location of Bijelo Polje in Montenegro

Coordinates: 43°02′N 19°45′E / 43.04°N 19.75°E / 43.04; 19.75Coordinates: 43°02′N 19°45′E / 43.04°N 19.75°E / 43.04; 19.75
Country  Montenegro
Settlements 98
Government
 • Mayor Aleksandar Žurić (DPS)
 • Ruling party DPS - SDP
Area
 • Total 924 km2 (357 sq mi)
Elevation 578 m (1,896 ft)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 15,883
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Municipality 46,081
Demonym(s) Bjelopoljci
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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 (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Бијело Поље, pronounced [bîjɛlɔː pɔ̂ʎɛ]) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (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 Montenegrin and all related South Slavic languages.

History

Bijelo Polje was within the Ottoman Empire until its liberation during the Balkan Wars (1912). Under Ottoman rule the city was known as Akova. Bijelo Polje's Church of Saint Peter and Paul is the place where the famous UNESCO Miroslav's Gospel of Miroslav, brother of Serb ruler Stefan Nemanja was written.

During World War II, Bijelo Pole was a prominent player in the anti-fascist resistance movement in nowadays Balkans, Montenegro in particular.[1]

Population

Bijelo Polje is the administrative centre of the Bijelo Polje municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 50,284. The town of Bijelo Polje itself has 15,883 citizens. According to the latest results from 2010, Bijelo Polje has a population of 46,676.

Population of Bijelo Polje (town):

Population of Bijelo Polje (municipality):

Religion (2011 census):

Ethnic composition in 2003

Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs20,74336.31%
Bosniaks12,40920.22%
Muslims9,93118.22%
Montenegrins10,21418.13%
Romani1460.26%
Croats490.09%
Albanians350.06%
Other1650.29%
not declared1,0331.81%
no data1,5142.65%
Total57,124100%

Culture and sights

Orahovica, Bijelo Polje

Bijelo Polje was the birthplace of the oral poet Avdo Međedović and of many prominent writers, such as Ćamil Sijarić, Miodrag Bulatović, as well as basketball player Nikola Peković and Swedish footballer Emir Kujovic.

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 motorways. 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 an oceanic climate (Köppen:Cfb).

Climate data for Bijelo Polje
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)		 1.8
(35.2)		 6.1
(43)		 9.6
(49.3)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.8
(64)		 20.0
(68)		 20.0
(68)		 16.6
(61.9)		 11.6
(52.9)		 5.6
(42.1)		 1.5
(34.7)		 10.38
(50.68)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104
(4.09)		 94
(3.7)		 92
(3.62)		 98
(3.86)		 99
(3.9)		 84
(3.31)		 69
(2.72)		 70
(2.76)		 92
(3.62)		 110
(4.33)		 133
(5.24)		 122
(4.8)		 1,167
(45.95)
Source: Climate-data.org [2]

References

  1. ↑ Morrison, Kenneth (2008). Montenegro: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris,. ISBN 0857714872.
  2. ↑ "Climate-data.org.com". Climate-data.org. 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

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