Municipalities of Montenegro

Municipalities Opštine / Oпштине
Map of the municipalities of Montenegro
Category	Unitary state
Location	Montenegro
Number	25 municipalities (as of 2022)
Populations	1,569 (Šavnik) to 179,505 (Podgorica)[1]
Areas	46 km2 (18 sq mi) (Tivat) to 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) (Nikšić)
Government	Local government
Subdivisions	None

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]

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]

#	Coat of arms	Municipality	Area		Population (2023)		Density	Predominant ethnicity (2023)	Predominant language (2023)	Predominant religion (2023)
			Km²	Rank	Total	Rank	Pop/km2
1		Andrijevica	283	17	3,910	22	14	Serb (67.52%)	Serbian (75.55%)	Eastern Orthodox (97.75%)
2		Bar	598	8	45,812	3	77	Montenegrin (42.26%)	Montenegrin (40.25%)	Eastern Orthodox (55.02%)
3		Berane	544	10	24,645	7	45	Serb (59.82%)	Serbian (69.15%)	Eastern Orthodox (82.71%)
4		Bijelo Polje	924	4	38,662	4	42	Serb (43.13%)	Serbian (48.15%)	Eastern Orthodox (54.20%)
5		Budva	122	23	27,445	6	225	Serb (35.79%)	Serbian (43.73%)	Eastern Orthodox (84.26%)
6		Cetinje	899	5	14,494	15	16	Montenegrin (91.07%)	Montenegrin (85.77%)	Eastern Orthodox (91.83%)
7		Danilovgrad	501	11	18,617	12	37	Montenegrin (57.31%)	Serbian (50.64%)	Eastern Orthodox (93.09%)
8		Gusinje	157	22	3,933	21	25	Bosniak (57.13%)	Bosnian (50.72%)	Sunni Islam (92.55%)
9		Herceg Novi	235	20	30,824	5	131	Serb (48.34%)	Serbian (57.65%)	Eastern Orthodox (83.67%)
10		Kolašin	897	6	6,700	19	7	Montenegrin (52.07%)	Serbian (58.25%)	Eastern Orthodox (94.85%)
11		Kotor	335	15	22,746	10	68	Montenegrin (46.43%)	Serbian (43.63%)	Eastern Orthodox (79.72%)
12		Mojkovac	367	14	6,728	18	18	Montenegrin (54.01%)	Serbian (57.05%)	Eastern Orthodox (96.98%)
13		Nikšić	2,065	1	65,705	2	32	Montenegrin (59.46%)	Serbian (49.48%)	Eastern Orthodox (93.25%)
14		Petnjica	173	21	4,957	20	29	Bosniak (83.96%)	Bosnian (62.09%)	Sunni Islam (98.47%)
15		Plav	328	16	9,050	17	28	Bosniak (65.64%)	Bosnian (60.53%)	Sunni Islam (79.16%)
16		Pljevlja	1,346	3	24,134	8	18	Serb (66.41%)	Serbian (72.92%)	Eastern Orthodox (80.09%)
17		Plužine	854	7	2,177	24	3	Serb (74.46%)	Serbian (84.47%)	Eastern Orthodox (98.16%)
18		Podgorica	1,441	2	179,505	1	125	Montenegrin (54.54%)	Serbian (44.81%)	Eastern Orthodox (79.77%)
19		Rožaje	432	13	23,184	9	54	Bosniak (84.66%)	Bosnian (74.05%)	Sunni Islam (96.52%)
20		Šavnik	553	9	1,569	25	3	Montenegrin (50.54%)	Serbian (54.88%)	Eastern Orthodox (97.77%)
21		Tivat	46	24	16,338	13	355	Serb (34.47%)	Serbian (40.55%)	Eastern Orthodox (68.15%)
22		Tuzi	236	19	12,979	16	55	Albanian (62.55%)	Albanian (60.25%)	Sunni Islam (54.68%)
23		Ulcinj	255	18	20,507	11	80	Albanian (73.53%)	Albanian (74.28%)	Sunni Islam (76.90%)
24		Žabljak	445	12	2,941	23	7	Serb (52.64%)	Serbian (67.19%)	Eastern Orthodox (96.63%)
25		Zeta			16,071	14		Montenegrin (49.81%)	Serbian (63.79%)	Eastern Orthodox (95.86%)

Source: ^[1]

List of current mayors and local governments
  New Serb Democracy (4)
  Democratic Party of Socialists (4)
  Democratic Montenegro (3)
  Europe Now! (2)
  Socialist People's Party (2)
  Bosniak Party (2)
  Social Democrats (1)
  Albanian Alternative (1)
  Social Democratic Party (1)
  New Democratic Force (1)
  Democratic People's Party (1)
  Durmitorska Inicijativa (1)
  Independent (2)

Politics of Montenegro
Constitution
Executive President (list) Jakov Milatović Prime Minister Milojko Spajić Government
Legislative Parliament President: Andrija Mandić
Judiciary Supreme Court Constitutional Court
Political parties Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Democrats (DCG) New Serb Democracy (NOVA) Movement for Changes (PzP) Social Democratic Party (SDP) Democratic People's Party (DNP) Socialist People's Party (SNP) United Reform Action (URA) Democratic Alliance (Demos) United Montenegro (UCG) Bosniak Party (BS) Social Democrats (SD) New Democratic Power (FORCA) Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI) Workers' Party (RP) Liberal Party (LP)
Recent elections Presidential: 2018 2023 Parliamentary: 2023 next Local: 2022 2024
Administrative divisions Municipalities
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Ranko Krivokapić Diplomatic missions of / in Montenegro Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy European Union NATO Croatia Serbia
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• List of regions of Montenegro
• Cities and towns of Montenegro
• Populated places of Montenegro
• Subdivisions of Montenegro
• ISO 3166-2:ME

• 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