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{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                            = Plav Municipality
| native_name                     = {{lang|cnr-Latn|Opština Plav|italic=no}}<br/>{{lang|cnr-Cy|Општина Плав|italic=no}}<br/>{{lang|sq|Komuna e Plavës|italic=no}}
| settlement_type                 = [[Municipalities of Montenegro|Municipality]]
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| image_shield                    = Coat of arms of Plav.png
| image_map                       = Plav in Montenegro (2018).svg
| map_caption                     = Plav Municipality in Montenegro
| subdivision_type                = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name                = [[Montenegro]]
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| seat_type                       = Capital
| seat                            = [[Plav, Montenegro|Plav]]
| unit_pref                       = Metric
<!-- square kilometers -->| area_total_km2                  = 379
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| population_total                = 9,081
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_density_km2          = auto
| timezone1                       = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1                     = +1
| timezone1_DST                   = [[Central European Time#Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST                 = +2
| postal_code_type                = [[List of postal codes in Montenegro|Postal code]]
| postal_code                     = 84323–84326
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbers in Montenegro|Area code]]
| area_code                       = +382 51
| iso_code                        = [[ISO 3166-2:ME|ME-13]]
| registration_plate              = [[Vehicle registration plates of Montenegro|PL]]
| website                         = {{URL|www.plav.me}}
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'''Plav Municipality''' ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]], {{langx|sq|Komuna e Plavës}}) is one of the [[municipalities of Montenegro]]. It is located in [[Northern Montenegro]]. The center is the town of [[Plav, Montenegro|Plav]]. In February 2014, the southwestern third of the municipality seceded to form the [[Gusinje Municipality]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skorupan |first1=Aida |title=Kako je Gusinje dočekalo status opštine: Ostvarili san dug šest decenija |url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/kako-je-gusinje-docekalo-status-opstine-ostvarili-san-dug-sest-decenija |agency=Vijesti |date=27 February 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Plav is located at the foot of the [[Accursed Mountains]], adjacent to the springs of the river [[Lim River|Lim]]. The area contains many lakes and the most known is [[Lake Plav]], one of the largest in the region. The lakes Hrid and [[Lake Visitor|Visitor]] are mountain lakes, and Visitor is noted for its [[floating island]]. Plav is also renowned for its [[karst]] wells, among which are the [[Ali Pasha of Gusinje|Ali Pasha of Gucia]] Springs and Oko Skakavica.

==Settlements==
The Plav Municipality is divided into 5 communes (''mjesna zajednica'') with 22 settlements (''naselje'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://plav.me/uploads/dokumenta/URBANIZAM/PUP%20Plav%20tekst.pdf |title= Prostorno - Urbanistički Plan Opštine Plav |date=May 2014 |publisher=Plav Municipality |access-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> The communes of the Plav Municipality:
Brezojevica ([[Brezojevica]]), Plav ([[Plav, Montenegro|Plav]], Babino Polje, [[Bogajići]], Budojevice, Jara, Jasenica, Komorača, Korita, [[Meteh]], [[Đurička Rijeka]], Hakanje, [[Hoti, Plav|Hoti]], [[Skić]] and [[Vojno Selo]]), Murino ([[Murino, Plav|Murino]], [[Gornja Rženica]], [[Mašnica]] and [[Pepići]]), Prnjavor ([[Prnjavor, Plav|Prnjavor]]), Velika: [[Velika, Montenegro|Velika]] and Novšiće).{{fact|date=July 2022}}

===City Assembly (2022–2026)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!colspan=2|Party/Coalition
!Seats
!Local government
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}}" |
| [[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]
| {{Composition bar|8|31|hex={{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #2E8B57" |
| [[Bosniak Party|BS]]
| {{Composition bar|7|31|hex=#2E8B57}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}" |
| [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]
| {{Composition bar|5|31|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: darkblue" |
| [[For the Future of Montenegro|ZBCG (NSD–DNP)]]
| {{Composition bar|4|31|hex=darkblue}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Montenegro}}" |
| [[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|SDP]]
| {{Composition bar|3|31|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #00cc55" |
| [[United Reform Action|URA]]
| {{Composition bar|2|31|hex=#00cc55}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Albanian Alternative}}" |
| [[Albanian Alternative|AA]]
| {{Composition bar|1|31|hex={{party color|Albanian Alternative}}}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: #6CB4EE" |
| [[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|SNP]]
| {{Composition bar|1|31|hex=#6CB4EE}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|}

==Demographics==
The town of Plav is the administrative centre of the Plav Municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 9,081. The town of Plav itself has 3,717 residents.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Population of Montenegro by sex, type of settlement, etnicity, religion and mother tongue, per municipalities | url=http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727092553/http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf | archive-date=2011-07-27}}</ref>
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Population history:
*1948 - 15,764
*1953 - 17,330
*1961 - 18,913
*1971 - 19,542
*1981 - 19,560
*1991 - 19,305
*2003 - 13,805
*2011 - 13,108
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{{bar box
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| title = Ethnic composition
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| bars = 
{{bar percent|[[Bosniaks]]|lightgrey|51.90}}
{{bar percent|[[Albanians]]|lightgrey|18.88}}
{{bar percent|[[Serbs]]|lightgrey|16.01}}
{{bar percent|[[Montenegrins]]|lightgrey|6.27}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims (ethnic group)|Muslims]]|lightgrey|5.55}}
{{bar percent|Others|lightgrey|1.70}}
}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Plav.jpg|Town of [[Plav, Montenegro|Plav]]
File:Lake Plav1.JPG|[[Lake Plav]]
File:WK402 WikipediaWeekendTirana2015 Visitor 077.JPG|[[Accursed Mountains|Prokletije massif]]
File:Plav - Redzepagica Kula - tvrz muslimskeho hodnostare.jpg|Old Town of Plav
</gallery>

== References ==
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