Gradac, Pljevlja
Gradac
Градац | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Gradac Location within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′40″N 19°9′14″E / 43.39444°N 19.15389°E | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Pljevlja |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 296 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+22 (CEST) |
Gradac (Serbian Cyrillic: Градац) is a small town in the Pljevlja Municipality of northern Montenegro. It Montenegro's northernmost settlement with town status and is located in the Sandžak region close to the borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Gradac is located along the road to the northwest of the town of Pljevlja; Flysch-like rocks are said to be "exposed in the area of Gradac village, on the Pljevlja-Gradac road".[1]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2003 census, the village had a population of 364 people.[2]
According to the 2011 census, its population was 296.[3]
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 165 | 55.7% |
| Montenegrins | 58 | 19.6% |
| Bosniaks | 14 | 4.7% |
| other/undeclared | 59 | 19.9% |
| Total | 296 | 100% |
Economy[edit]
Wood processing and lead and zinc mining is conducted in the region, and Gradac has flotation facilities.[4][5] The town has the dumpsite of the lead and zinc mine "Suplja stijena".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Bulletin: Geology. Zavod. 1965. p. 12.
- ^ Р E П У Б Л И К А Ц Р Н A Г O Р A, Завод за статистику: Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова у 2003; (Подгорица, септембар 2005).
- ^ "Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine" (in Montenegrin). Statistical Office of Montenegro. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ Environmental Performance Reviews: Yugoslavia. United Nations Publications. 2003. p. 100. ISBN 978-92-1-116839-6.
- ^ Review of International Affairs. Federation of Yugoslav Journalists. 1960. p. 115.
- ^ Environmental Performance Reviews: Republic of Montenegro. United Nations. 2007. p. 108. ISBN 9789211169669.
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