Municipalities of Montenegro
| Municipalities Opštine / Oпштине | |
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 Map of the municipalities of Montenegro | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Montenegro |
| Number | 25 municipalities (as of 2022) |
| Populations | 1,558 (Šavnik) to 174,116 (Podgorica)[1] |
| Areas | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) (Tivat) to 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) (Nikšić) |
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| Subdivisions |
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The municipalities (
city municipality (Montenegrin: gradska opština / градска општина, plural: gradske opštine / градске општине), forming the most basic level of local government.[2][3]
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]
List
| # | Coat of arms | Municipality | Area | Population (2023) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km² | Rank | Total | Rank | |||
| 1 |  |
Andrijevica | 283 | 17 | 3,978 | 22 |
| 2 |  |
Bar | 598 | 8 | 46,171 | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Berane | 544 | 10 | 25,162 | 8 |
| 4 |  |
Bijelo Polje | 924 | 4 | 39,710 | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Budva | 122 | 24 | 26,667 | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Cetinje |
899 | 5 | 14,465 | 15 |
| 7 |  |
Danilovgrad | 501 | 11 | 18,832 | 12 |
| 8 |  |
Gusinje | 157 | 22 | 4,662 | 21 |
| 9 |  |
Herceg Novi | 235 | 20 | 31,471 | 5 |
| 10 |  |
Kolašin | 897 | 6 | 6,765 | 19 |
| 11 |  |
Kotor | 335 | 15 | 21,916 | 10 |
| 12 |  |
Mojkovac | 367 | 14 | 6,824 | 18 |
| 13 |  |
Nikšić | 2,065 | 1 | 66,725 | 2 |
| 14 | Petnjica | 173 | 21 | 5,552 | 20 | |
| 15 |  |
Plav | 328 | 16 | 10,378 | 17 |
| 16 |  |
Pljevlja | 1,346 | 3 | 24,542 | 9 |
| 17 |  |
Plužine | 854 | 7 | 2,232 | 24 |
| 18 |  |
Podgorica | 1,441 | 2 | 180,186 | 1 |
| 19 |  |
Rožaje | 432 | 13 | 25,247 | 7 |
| 20 |  |
Šavnik | 553 | 9 | 1,588 | 25 |
| 21 |  |
Tivat | 46 | 25 | 16,340 | 13 |
| 22 |  |
Tuzi | 236 | 19 | 13,142 | 16 |
| 23 |  |
Ulcinj | 255 | 18 | 21,395 | 11 |
| 24 |  |
Žabljak | 445 | 12 | 3,002 | 23 |
| 25 | Zeta | 153 | 23 | 16,206 | 14 | |
Politics
List of current mayors and local governments
Democratic Party of Socialists (4) Democratic Montenegro (3) Socialist People's Party (2) Bosniak Party (2) Europe Now! (1) Social Democrats (1) Albanian Alternative (1) Social Democratic Party (1) United Reform Action (1) Democratic People's Party (1) Durmitorska Inicijativa (1) Independent (2)
| Municipality | Current Mayor | Party | Local government | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podgorica | Olivera Injac | PES!
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PES!-ZBCG-DCG-URA | 2022 | |
| Nikšić | Marko Kovačević | NSD | ZBCG-SNP-DCG-URA | 2021 | |
| Bijelo Polje | Petar Smolović | DPS
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DPS-SD-SDP-BS | 2022 | |
| Bar | Dušan Raičević | DPS
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DPS-SD-SDP-BS | 2022 | |
| Herceg Novi | Stevan Katić | DCG | DCG-ZBCG-SNP-NL-URA-PCG | 2021 | |
| Pljevlja | Dario Vraneš | NSD | PES!
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2022 | |
| Berane | Vuko Todorović | NSD | ZBCG-DCG-PBS-PCG-UCG | 2022 | |
| Rožaje | Rahman Husović | BS | BS | 2022 | |
| Kotor | Vladimir Jokić | DCG | DCG-ZBCG-SNP-URA | 2020 | |
| Ulcinj | Omer Bajraktari | URA | URA-SD-SDP-AA-PD-Forca | 2022 | |
| Budva | Milo Božović | NSD | ZBCG-DCG-DEMOS-URA-SNP | 2022 | |
| Danilovgrad | Aleksandar Grgurović | Ind. | PES!-ZBCG-DCG-PCG-UCG-URA-SNP | 2022 | |
| Cetinje | Nikola Đurašković | SDP | SDP-SG LSCG | 2021 | |
| Tivat | Željko Komnenović | Ind. | Independent lists | 2022 | |
| Tuzi | Nik Gjeloshaj | AA | AA- DS-DCG
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2023 | |
| Plav | Nihad Canović | SD | SD- | 2022 | |
| Mojkovac | Vesko Delić | NSD | ZBCG-DCG-SNP-URA | 2021 | |
| Kolašin | Petko Bakić | DCG | DCG- | 2022 | |
| Petnjica | Erol Muratović | DPS
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DPS-SD-BS | 2021 | |
| Andrijevica | Željko Ćulafić | SNP | SNP-ZBCG-DCG | 2020 | |
| Gusinje | Sanel Balić | BS | BS-DUA-AA-SD-SDP-SNP | 2020 | |
| Žabljak | Radoš Žugić | DI | DI-ZBCG-DCG-PCG | 2022 | |
| Plužine | Slobodan Delić | SNP | SNP | 2022 | |
| Šavnik | Jugoslav Jakić | DPS
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DPS-SD | 2022 | |
| Zeta | Mihailo Asanović | DNP | ZBCG-SNP-DCG | 2022 | |
Local parliaments of Montenegro
See also
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| Constitution |
- List of regions of Montenegro
- Cities and towns of Montenegro
- Populated places of Montenegro
- Subdivisions of Montenegro
- ISO 3166-2:ME
References
- ^ "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 links
- 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