Berane

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 Mayor
 Relja Jovančević

 Municipality area
 717 km² 

 Population
 - city
 - municipality                  
 
11,776
35,068 

 Time zone
 - Standard
 - Summer (DST) 
 
 CET (UTC+1)
 CEST (UTC+2)

 Founded
 1862

 Area code
 +381 87

 Car plates
 BA

 Official Website
 [www.berane.cg.yu/]

Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in north-eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 11,776 (2003 census).

Berane is the centre of the municipality of the same name (population of 35,068) and one of the centres of Polimlje area, named after Lim River, on which Berane is situated.

History

Berane was established in 1862, forming a part of the Sanjak of Novi Pazar. From July 1949 to March 1992, Berane was known as Ivangrad.

Population

Berane is administrative centre of Berane municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 35,068. The town of Berane itself has 11,776 citizens.

Population of Berane:

• March 03, 1981 - 12,720
• March 03, 1991 - 12,267
• November 1, 2003 - 11,776

• Montenegrins (59.03%)
• Muslims by nationality (30.21%)
• Serbs (7.30%)

• Serbs (46.50%)
• Montenegrins (25.52%)
• Bosniaks (16.14%)
• Muslims by nationality (6.56%)

Transport

Berane is connected with rest of Montenegro by two-laned motorways. Bijelo Polje is 35km away, and is road junction, from which there are roads towards Podgorica and coast, and to border with Serbia. Bijelo Polje is also the nearest railway station, on Belgrade - Bar railway. Serbia can also be reached through Rožaje.

Berane has an airport, which hasn't been used for a while, but there are plans for its revitalization and usage as regional airport.

Podgorica Airport is some 150 km away, and has regular flights to mayor European destinations.

External links

• [Berane municipality]
• [Beranske novosti (Berane News)]
• [Gymnasioum]