The municipalities (Montenegrin: opštine / општине, singular: opština / општина) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is divided into 25 municipalities including the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and the Podgorica Capital City. Podgorica is divided into one subdivision called city municipality (Montenegrin: gradska opština / градска општина, plural: gradske opštine / градске општине), forming the most basic level of local government.[2][3]
| Municipalities Opštine / Oпштине | |
|---|---|
 Map of the municipalities of Montenegro | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Montenegro |
| Number | 25 municipalities (as of 2018-2021) |
| Populations | 1,558 (Šavnik) to 174,116 (Podgorica)[1] |
| Areas | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) (Tivat) to 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) (Nikšić) |
| Government |
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Recently created:
- Petnjica Municipality (2013)
- Gusinje Municipality (2014)
- Tuzi Municipality (2018)
- Zeta Municipality (2022)
The Union of Municipalities of Montenegro is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro.[4]
ListEdit
| # | Coat of arms | Municipality | Area | Population (2019) | Density | Ethnic Majority (2011)[self-published source] | Predominant language[self-published source] | Predominant religion[self-published source] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km² | Rank | Total | Rank | Pop/km2 | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Andrijevica | 283 | 17 | 4,585 | 20 | 18 | Serbian (61.86%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 2 |  |
Bar | 598 | 8 | 42,048 | 4 | 70 | Montenegrin (46.50%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox |
| 3 |  |
Berane | 544 | 10 | 31,874 | 7 | 52 | Serbian (42.96%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 4 |  |
Bijelo Polje | 924 | 4 | 42,191 | 3 | 50 | Serbian (35.96%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 5 |  |
Budva | 122 | 23 | 22,061 | 11 | 157 | Montenegrin (48.19%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 6 |  |
Cetinje | 899 | 5 | 15,181 | 13 | 19 | Montenegrin (90.54%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox |
| 7 |  |
Danilovgrad | 501 | 11 | 18,284 | 12 | 37 | Montenegrin (64.19%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 8 |  |
Gusinje | 157 | 22 | 4,027 | 21 | 26 | Bosniak (42.64%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam |
| 9 |  |
Herceg Novi | 235 | 20 | 30,597 | 5 | 131 | Serbian (48.89%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 10 |  |
Kolašin | 897 | 6 | 7,228 | 18 | 9 | Montenegrin (57.42%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 11 |  |
Kotor | 335 | 15 | 22,753 | 9 | 67 | Montenegrin (48.88%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 12 |  |
Mojkovac | 367 | 14 | 7,553 | 17 | 23 | Montenegrin (59.12%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 13 |  |
Nikšić | 2,065 | 1 | 69,203 | 2 | 35 | Montenegrin (63.70%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 14 | Petnjica | 173 | 21 | 5,482 | 19 | 32 | Bosniak (83.02%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam | |
| 15 |  |
Plav | 328 | 16 | 9,081 | 16 | 28 | Bosniak (51.90%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam |
| 16 |  |
Pljevlja | 1,346 | 3 | 27,006 | 6 | 23 | Serbian (57.07%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 17 |  |
Plužine | 854 | 7 | 2,613 | 23 | 4 | Serbian (65.65%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 18 |  |
Podgorica | 1,399 | 2 | 201,631 | 1 | 133 | Montenegrin (57.35%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox |
| 19 |  |
Rožaje | 432 | 13 | 23,024 | 8 | 53 | Bosniak (83.91%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam |
| 20 |  |
Šavnik | 553 | 9 | 1,558 | 24 | 4 | Montenegrin (53.82%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 21 |  |
Tivat | 46 | 24 | 15,069 | 14 | 305 | Montenegrin (33.25%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 22 |  |
Tuzi | 236 | 19 | 12,096 | 15 | 67 | Albanian (68.44%) | Albanian | Roman Catholicism |
| 23 |  |
Ulcinj | 255 | 18 | 20,191 | 10 | 78 | Albanian (70.66%) | Albanian | Sunni Islam |
| 24 |  |
Žabljak | 445 | 12 | 3,081 | 22 | 8 | Montenegrin (50.43%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
PoliticsEdit
List of current mayors and local governments
Democratic Party of Socialists (6) Democratic Front (6) Democratic Montenegro (3) Socialist People's Party (2) Europe Now (1) Bosniak Party (1) Social Democrats (1) Albanian Alternative (1) Social Democratic Party (1) United Reform Action (1) Durmitorska inicijativa (1) Independent (1)
| Municipality | Current Mayor | Party | Local government | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podgorica | Ivan Vuković | DPS | DPS-SD | 2018 | |
| Nikšić | Marko Kovačević | DF | DF-SNP-DCG-URA | 2021 | |
| Bijelo Polje | Petar Smolović | DPS | DPS-SD-SDP- BS | 2022 | |
| Bar | Dušan Raičević | DPS | DPS-SD-SDP–BS | 2022 | |
| Herceg Novi | Stevan Katić | DCG | DCG-DF-SNP-NL-URA-PCG | 2021 | |
| Pljevlja | Milan Lekić | DF | DF-DCG-ES | 2022 | |
| Berane | Vuko Todorović | DF | DF–DCG–PBS–PCG–UCG | 2022 | |
| Rožaje | Rahman Husović | BS | BS | 2022 | |
| Kotor | Vladimir Jokić | DCG | DCG-DF-SNP-URA | 2020 | |
| Ulcinj | Omer Bajraktari | URA | URA–SD–SDP–AA–PD– Forca | 2022 | |
| Budva | Milo Božović | DF | DF | 2022 | |
| Danilovgrad | Aleksandar Grgurović | ES | ES-DF | 2022 | |
| Cetinje | Nikola Đurašković | SDP | SDP-SG LSCG | 2021 | |
| Tivat | Željko Komnenović | Ind. | Independent lists | 2022 | |
| Tuzi | Nik Gjeloshaj | AA | AA-DS-DUA-DCG-BS | 2019 | |
| Plav | Nihad Canovic | SD | SD-DPS-SDP-BS | 2022 | |
| Mojkovac | Vesko Delić | DF | DF-DCG-SNP-URA | 2021 | |
| Kolašin | Vladimir Martinović | DCG | DCG-DF | 2022 | |
| Petnjica | Erol Muratovic | DPS | DPS-SD-BS | 2021 | |
| Andrijevica | Željko Ćulafić | SNP | SNP-DF-DCG | 2020 | |
| Gusinje | Anela Čekić | DPS | DPS-BS-DUA-AA | 2020 | |
| Žabljak | Radoš Žugić | DI | DI-DF-DCG-PCG | 2022 | |
| Plužine | Slobodan Delić | SNP | SNP | 2022 | |
| Šavnik | Velimir Perišić | DPS | DPS-SD | 2022 | |
| Zeta | Mihailo Asanović | DF | DF- SNP-DCG | 2022 | |
Local parliaments of MontenegroEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Montenegrin 2011 census". Monstat. 2011.
- ^ Opštine, Direktorat za lokalnu samoupravu
- ^ "Draft of Regional Development Law".
- ^ Union of Municipalities of Montenegro
- ^ "BROJ MANDATA" (PDF). antikorupcija.me. Agency for Prevention of Corruption. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
External linksEdit
- Statistical Office of Montenegro – MONSTAT. Population census 2003
- Statistical Office of Montenegro – MONSTAT. Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011. Population by age, sex, and type of settlement per municipality, as well as the most frequent name in Montenegro.
- Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro, 2011 (preliminary data).
- Interactive Map of Montenegro Municipalities