Mrkovići is a clan and region in Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

. They are located right in between Bar

Bar, Montenegro

Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...

 and Ulcinj

Ulcinj

Ulcinj is a coastal resort town and municipality in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,828 of which the majority are Albanians...

, bordering Montenegrin Krajina

Krajina, Montenegro

Krajina or Kraja is an area in southeastern Montenegro stretching from the southern coast of Lake Skadar to the mountain of Rumija, comprising several villages. It is inhabited mainly by Albanians and Montenegrins, which make up most of population...

 to the east. Some of its members consider themselves Serbs

Serbs

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, Muslims

Muslims by nationality

Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

 or Bosniaks

Bosniaks

The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...

, while most consider themselves exclusively Montenegrin.

The region of Mrko(je)vići is located in Southeastern Montenegro between the municipalities of Bar

Bar, Montenegro

Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...

 and Ulcinj

Ulcinj

Ulcinj is a coastal resort town and municipality in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,828 of which the majority are Albanians...

. The region covers an area of 91.06 km², of which 77.09 km² falls in the territory of the Municipality of Bar while 13.97 km² falls in the territory of the Municipality of Ulcinj. There are ten areas (Velje Selo, Dabezići, Dobra Voda, Gorana

Gorana

Gorana is a small village in the Municipality of Bar in Montenegro. The village is located south from the city of Bar in the region of Mrkojevići. Gorana has a population of 523 as per the 2003 census....

, Grdovići, Kunje, Ljeskovac, Međureč, Pelinkovići and Pečurice) that are in the region and three parts: Bušat, Dubrava and Dobra Voda.

The tribe celebrates a festival called "Dani Mrkojevića" (Days of the Mrkojevići). The festival is public and there is dancing and games.

The tribe is possibly a descendant of the Piperi clan

Piperi clan

The Piperi tribe is a Highland clan of Montenegro. Their land is located in the northeast; between the Morača and Zeta rivers, reaching the northern suburbs of Montenegrin capital Podgorica.-History:...

, the founder of the Mrko(je)vići being Mrkota of the Piperi clan, who was also from the village, Mrke, in Piperi.

Demographics

2003 Census

• Montenegrins - 1,592
• Muslims by nationality
  Muslims by nationality
  Muslims by nationality was a term used in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as an official designation of nationality of Slavic Muslims. They were one of the constitutive groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
  
   - 954
• Serbs
  Serbs
  The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
  
   - 264
• Bosniaks
  Bosniaks
  The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
  
   - 142
• Albanians
  Albanians
  Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
  
   - 66
• Croats
  Croats
  Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
  
   - 9
• No response - 35
• Others - 147
• Total - 3,209

History

• 1884 - 2,253
• 1930 - 2,562
• 1948 - 3,200
• 1961 - 3,544
• 1971 - 3,616
• 1981 - 3,698
• 1991 - 3,468
• 2003 - 3,209

Demographics per town

Town	Montenegrins	Serbs	Bosniaks	Muslims by nationality	Albanians	Croats	No response	Others	Total
Dabezići	93	0	0	41	0	0	0	12	146
Dobra Voda	591	87	78	168	12	4	2	53	995
Grdovići	93	5	2	83	0	1	3	1	188
Kunje	318	80	13	20	0	3	10	25	469
Mala Gorana Gorana Gorana is a small village in the Municipality of Bar in Montenegro. The village is located south from the city of Bar in the region of Mrkojevići. Gorana has a population of 523 as per the 2003 census....	113	0	0	12	2	0	0	10	137
Pelinkovići	65	0	0	57	29	0	0	0	151
Pečurice	139	92	48	136	12	1	4	34	466
Velja Gorana Gorana Gorana is a small village in the Municipality of Bar in Montenegro. The village is located south from the city of Bar in the region of Mrkojevići. Gorana has a population of 523 as per the 2003 census....	126	0	1	226	11	0	14	8	386
Velje Selo	54	0	0	211	0	0	2	4	271
Total	1,592	264	142	954	66	9	35	147	3,209