Kotor Municipality

Kotor Municipality

*Opština Kotor*
Општина Котор
Kotor Municipality Opština Kotor; Општина Котор
Municipality
	+382 32
Vehicle registration	KO
Website	www.kotor.me

Kotor Municipality (Montenegrin and Serbian: Opština Kotor / Општина Котор) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. Its administrative center is Kotor. This municipality is located in the southwest part of Montenegro, and includes 56 recognized settlements^[2] as well as the innermost portion of the Bay of Kotor.

Location and tourism

Kotor municipality is located on the

Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in the old town (built in 1166), and the ancient walls which stretch for 4.5 km (3 mi) directly above the city. Sveti Đorđe and Gospa od Škrpijela islets off the coast of Perast are also among the tourism destinations in the vicinity of Kotor. The best known settlements along the Kotor municipality are municipal seat Kotor, Risan, Radanovići, Škaljari, Perast, Dobrota and Prčanj

.

Local administration

The municipal parliament consists of 33 deputies elected directly for a five-year term. Following the last local election held on 30 Avgust 2020, the ruling DPS lost its absolute majority, the new local government being formed by a coalition of opposition parties.

Party	Seats^[4]	Gov't.
DPS	12	No
DCG	9	Yes
DF - SNP	7	No
SDP	1	No
SD	1	No
LP	1	No
URA	1	Yes
HGI	1	No

Demographics

The 2011 census recorded a total population of 22,601.

Montenegrins, numbering 11,047 (48.88%); Serbs, numbering 6,910 (30.57%); Croats, numbering 1,553 (6.87%); with the rest belonging to other ethnic groups (1,145, 5.07%) or opting undeclared (1,946, 8.61%). By language, 38.46% spoke Montenegrin, while 42.37% spoke Serbian. Major religious affiliations included Eastern Orthodoxy (78.02%) and Roman Catholicism

(11.76%).

Gallery

Town of Kotor
Town of Perast
Town of Risan
Town of Dobrota
Orjen mountain
Vrmac mountain
Our Lady of the Rocks
Old Town of Kotor

References

^ http://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=59
^ http://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=395&pageid=57 Census 2011 data - Settlements, Statistical Office of Montenegro
^ World Travel and Tourism Council
^ "Info" (PDF). kotor.me. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
^ http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[1] ttp://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=59

[2] ttp://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=395&pageid=57 Census 2011 data - Settlements, Statistical Office of Montenegro

[3] World Travel and Tourism Council

[4] "Info" (PDF). kotor.me. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[5] ttp://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[2]

[4]

v t e Municipalities of Montenegro
Capital City	Podgorica
Old Royal Capital	Cetinje
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