Spuž

Spuž
Spuž ; Спуж
	Town
	Spuž Location within Montenegro
	Coordinates: 42°30′29″N 19°11′38″E
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Danilovgrad
Population (2011)
• Town	1,696
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Spuž (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Спуж) is a small town seated near Zeta river, within the municipality of Danilovgrad in the central Montenegrin region.

Overview

It is located halfway between Podgorica and Danilovgrad, in the Bjelopavlići valley. It was part of the Ottoman Empire between 1474 and 1878 and was kaza centre in Sanjak of Scutari before joining to Kingdom of Montenegro as "İşpozi".[1]

It is known as the location of the Spuž prison complex (Zavod za izdržavanje kaznenih sankcija - ZIKS), the largest facility of that kind in Montenegro.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 1,696.[2]

Ethnicity in 2011
Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Montenegrins	931	54.9%
Serbs	636	37.5%
Croats	13	0.8%
Macedonians	6	0.4%
other/undeclared	110	6.5%
Total	1,696	100%

Sports

The local football team is OFK Spuž, who play in the country's third tier. Former team Zora Spuž played in the second tier.

Transportation

Town is also a stop on Nikšić–Podgorica railway.

References

Spuž, Volim Danilovgrad
"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.

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[1] Spuž, Volim Danilovgrad

[2] "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.