plav is the administrative centre of plav municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 9,081, mostly bosniaks, with a smaller minority of albanians and other groups. the town of plav itself has 3,717 citizens. majority of the town adheres to islam and the bosniak/albanian populations are mostly muslim. the main mosque located in the centre of the town is the "džamija redžepagića".