Bioče ( sr-cyrl, Биоче) is a village nine miles northeast of

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...

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. 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 The Belgrade–Bar railway ( sr, Пруга Београд–Бар, Pruga Beograd–Bar) is a railway connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with the town of Bar, a major seaport in Montenegro. Overview The Belgrade–Bar railway is a stan ...

. On January 23, 2006, a train crashed nearby 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 Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

, the rest as

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

. According to the 2011 census, its population was 177.

References

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