Polje, Bar

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Polje
Поље
Town
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Polje
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: Coordinates: 42°05′21″N19°07′00″E / 42.08917°N 19.11667°E / 42.08917; 19.11667
Country Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Municipality Coat of Arms of Bar.png Bar
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,869
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Polje (Montenegrin and Serbian: Поље) is a village in the municipality of Bar, Montenegro.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 1,869. [1]

Ethnicity in 2011
EthnicityNumberPercentage
Montenegrins 95451.0%
Serbs 40521.7%
other/undeclared51027.3%
Total1,869100%

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References

  1. "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.