Municipalities Opštine / Oпштине | |
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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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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]
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The Union of Municipalities of Montenegro is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro.[4]
Rank | Municipality | 2011 census | 2023 census preliminary |
Change | Region |
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1 | Podgorica | 158,327 | 180,186 | +13.81% | Central |
2 | Nikšić | 72,443 | 66,725 | −7.89% | Central |
3 | Bar | 42,048 | 46,171 | +9.81% | Coastal |
4 | Bijelo Polje | 46,051 | 39,710 | −13.77% | Northern |
5 | Herceg Novi | 30,864 | 31,471 | +1.97% | Coastal |
6 | Budva | 19,218 | 26,667 | +38.76% | Coastal |
7 | Rožaje | 22,964 | 25,247 | +9.94% | Northern |
8 | Berane | 28,488 | 25,162 | −11.68% | Northern |
9 | Pljevlja | 30,786 | 24,542 | −20.28% | Northern |
10 | Kotor | 22,601 | 21,916 | −3.03% | Coastal |
11 | Ulcinj | 19,921 | 21,395 | +7.40% | Coastal |
12 | Danilovgrad | 18,472 | 18,832 | +1.95% | Central |
13 | Tivat | 14,031 | 16,340 | +16.46% | Coastal |
14 | Zeta | 16,231 | 16,206 | −0.15% | Central |
15 | Cetinje | 16,657 | 14,465 | −13.16% | Central |
16 | Tuzi | 11,379 | 13,142 | +15.49% | Central |
17 | Plav | 9,081 | 10,378 | +14.28% | Northern |
18 | Mojkovac | 8,622 | 6,824 | −20.85% | Northern |
19 | Kolašin | 8,380 | 6,765 | −19.27% | Northern |
20 | Petnjica | 5,482 | 5,552 | +1.28% | Northern |
21 | Gusinje | 4,027 | 4,662 | +15.77% | Northern |
22 | Andrijevica | 5,071 | 3,978 | −21.55% | Northern |
23 | Žabljak | 3,569 | 3,002 | −15.89% | Northern |
24 | Plužine | 3,246 | 2,232 | −31.24% | Northern |
25 | Šavnik | 2,070 | 1,588 | −23.29% | Northern |
List of current mayors and local governments
New Serb Democracy (5)
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)
New Democratic Force (1)
Democratic People's Party (1)
Durmitorska Inicijativa (1)
Independent (2)