Rožaje

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Rožaje
Рожаје

[[Image:|125px|Coat of arms of Rožaje]]

Coat of arms

Coordinates

42.84° N 20.16° E

Mayor

Nusret Kalač

Municipality area

432 km²

Population (2003 census)
- city
- municipality
- density

9,121
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No. of Settlements

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Time zone
- Standard
- Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)

Founded

Area code

+382 87

Car plates

Postal code

84310

ISO 3166-2 code

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Official Website

www.rozaje.cg.yu

Rožaje (Serbian Cyrillic: Рожаје, Albanian: Rozhajë) is a town in northeastern Montenegro. 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.

1 History
2 Population
3 Transport
4 External links

[edit] History

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Rožaje in early spring

[edit] 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:

March 03, 1981 - 7,336
March 03, 1991 - 8,828
November 1, 2003 - 9,121

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Bosniaks (82.09%)
Muslims by nationality (6.65%)
Albanians (4.44%)
Serbs (3.98%)
Montenegrins (1.94%)

Religion (2003 census):

Muslim (93.18%)
Orthodox (6.82%)

[edit] Transport

Rožaje is situated on the main road connecting Montenegro with Kosovo, known as Rožaje-Kula-Peć road. It also has a link with Novi Pazar in Central Serbia. It is connected with the inland Montenegro by two-laned highway via Berane, which is some 30km away.

Podgorica Airport is some 180km away, and has regular flights to major European destinations throughout the year.

[edit] External links

Visit-Montenegro.com

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