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.

Bioče
Биоче
Village
Bioče is located in Montenegro
Bioče
Bioče
Location within Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°31′N 19°21′E / 42.517°N 19.350°E / 42.517; 19.350
Country Montenegro
Municipality Podgorica
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
177
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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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 in 2011
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Serbs 132 74.6%
Montenegrins 34 19.2%
other/undeclared 11 6.2%
Total 177 100%

References

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  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.