Hoti Хоти | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Hoti Location within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′28″N19°57′20″E / 42.557853°N 19.9554716°E | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Plav |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 205 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hoti (Cyrillic : Хоти; Albanian : Hoti i Kujit) is a village in the municipality of Plav, Montenegro.
'Hoti i Vendit' or 'Hoti i Kujit' is a settlement of the Hoti tribe. [1]
According to the 2011 census, its population was 205. [2] The population is majority Muslim. The Albanians of this village speak with the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language.
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 185 | 90.2% |
| Bosniaks | 11 | 5.4% |
| other/undeclared | 9 | 4.4% |
| Total | 205 | 100% |
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