Vusanje (Albanian: Vuthaj, Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Вусање) is a small town in Montenegro, located southwest of the town of Plav. According to the 2003 census, the town had a population of 866.
Vusanje is located within the Plav Municipality, below the town of Gusinje. It is located in the geographical region of Upper Polimlje (Gornje polimlje), in the basin of the Lim river. There is a notable waterfall in the area.
The village was formerly two separate settlements, Gornje Vusanje and Donje Vusanje (Горње и Доње Вусање). It has also been called Vusenje and Vušanje.
There is an old cemetery in the village, called "the Catholic cemetery".
There are two mosques in the village (1990).
The village is Albanian-inhabited, one of three Kelmendi settlements along with Martinovići and Novšići in the Upper Polimlje region (1958). The majority of families hail from the nearby village Vukël in Kelmend across the border in Albania.
Đonbaljaj and Đonbalić (Albanian: Gjonbalaj)Uljaj and Uljević (Albanian: Ulaj)Ahmetaj and Ahmetović (Albanian: Ahmetaj)Vučetaj and Vučetović (Albanian: Vuçetaj)During SFR Yugoslavia, families wore Serbian(ized) surnames.
There is a high demographic vitality in Vusanje in relation to the other villages in the municipality. The village is inhabited exclusively by Albanians, Muslims by religion (2011 census).
Isa Qosja, Albanian film directorRexhep Qosja (born 1936), Albanian writer and literary critic.Sadri Gjonbalaj, Retired Albanian-American soccer playerIdriz Xh. Ulaj, Linguist, poet, newspaper editor, traditional oral history enthusiast and collectorZenun Çelaj, Journalist, newspaper editor, linguist, former political prisoner of the Serbian regimeLirak Çelaj, Actor, former member of KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army), politicianMimoza Ahmeti, PoetGazmend Haxhi Gjonbalaj, Director of Research and Development, Bloomberg L.P, New York, USAAhmet Ulaj, Ulaj Family, Successful business family in the USA and the BalkansIsuf Ulaj, DoctorJusuf Dedushaj, Doctor, Medical ProfessorImer Alia Ahmetaj, Albanian intellectual, activist for Albanian educational rights in Montenegro, distinguished teacher of Plav-Guci region, former political prisonerBinak Ulaj, Linguist, professor, former director of "Xhevdet Doda", one of the most prominent high schools in the Balkans, former political prisoner of the Serbian regimeHalil Ahmetaj, DoctorBukurije Gjonbalaj, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo in ItalyBrahim M.Ahmetaj, ProfessorDonat Qosja, ActorAli Qosja, LawyerEnver Dedushaj, Politician in the municipality of Guci (Gusinje)Rexhë Meta Ulaj (1906-1985), Albanian intellectual and patriot, distinguieshed alumni and scholar of Cambridge University, former prisoner of the Albanian Communist regime. He was sentenced with death penalty, but his sentence was later reduced to 27 years due to external interventions of the United States of America and the Great BritainTale Ulaj Ahmetaj, first Albanian woman in Plave-Guci region to attend universitySulejman Çelaj, Medical Doctor, MD. Cardiologist, Director - Division of Cardiology at St. Barnabas Hospital in New YorkÇel Sh. Çelaj, Successful businessman in New York, NYAfrim Gjonbalaj, JournalistDritan Gjonbalaj, General Director at Civil Aviation of KosovoEnver Ulaj, JournalistJeton Idriz Dedushaj, Albanian martyr, KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army)Rrustem Xh. Ulaj, Musician, Albanian traditional folkloreMustafë Qosja, Director of the Albanian School in New York, NYRagip Goçaj, Politician at the municipality of Guci (Gusinje)Serena Bruçaj, Miss New York 2016
