Bioče
Биоче | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bioče Location within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′N 19°21′E / 42.517°N 19.350°E | |
| Country |  Montenegro |
| Municipality |  Podgorica |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 177 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bioče (Serbian Cyrillic: Биоче) is a village nine miles northeast of Podgorica, Montenegro. It is situated on the main road connecting Podgorica with northern Montenegro and with Serbia (E65/E80) routes and is a local station on Belgrade–Bar railway.
In 2006 it was the site of the Bioče derailment, where a train crashed, killing at least 39 and injuring more than 130 people, in the country's worst train disaster.
Demographics
According to the 2003 census, it had a population of 179, the majority of which identified as Serbs, the rest as Montenegrins.
According to the 2011 census, its population was 177.[1]
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 132 | 74.6% |
| Montenegrins | 34 | 19.2% |
| other/undeclared | 11 | 6.2% |
| Total | 177 | 100% |
References
- ^ "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.
