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Å avnik Municipality is one of the
municipalities of Montenegro The ''municipalities'' ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opštine, општине, separator=" / ", singular: cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opština, општина, separator=" / ", label=none) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is div ...
. The municipality is located in
Northern Montenegro Northern Montenegro ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Śever Crne Gore, Ćевер Црне Горе, separator=" / ", ), is one of three statistical regions in Montenegro. It encompasses the sparsely populated mountainous part of Montenegro. It is bordered by B ...
. The administrative center is the small town of
Šavnik Šavnik (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Шавник, ) is a town in Montenegro in the Northern Montenegro, northern region and administrative center of the Šavnik Municipality. It is located at the confluence of three rivers - Bukovica (Komarnica), ...
.


Geography and location

Šavnik is located at the confluence of three rivers —
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, Bijela and
Šavnik Šavnik (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Шавник, ) is a town in Montenegro in the Northern Montenegro, northern region and administrative center of the Šavnik Municipality. It is located at the confluence of three rivers - Bukovica (Komarnica), ...
, at an altitude of 840 meters. The municipality is located in the northwestern region of
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, in the Drobnjaci region, named after the local clan of Drobnjaci. The population of the town and municipality of Å avnik has since been in a slow, but steady decline. Most of the residents have been migrating to NikÅ¡ić and southern Montenegro, and Å avnik is often a synonym for a poor and deteriorating town. Å avnik is situated on the regional road between NikÅ¡ić (45 km) and Žabljak (15 km), and it is its only link to the rest of Montenegro.


Municipal parliament

The municipal parliament consists of 30 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.


Population

The town of
Šavnik Šavnik (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Шавник, ) is a town in Montenegro in the Northern Montenegro, northern region and administrative center of the Šavnik Municipality. It is located at the confluence of three rivers - Bukovica (Komarnica), ...
is the administrative centre of the ''Å avnik municipality'', which has 2,947 residents. The town of Å avnik itself has a population of 570. Å avnik municipality has the smallest population of all
municipalities of Montenegro The ''municipalities'' ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opštine, општине, separator=" / ", singular: cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opština, општина, separator=" / ", label=none) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is div ...
. The town of Šavnik is also the seat of municipality in Montenegro with fewest residents. ''Population of Šavnik:'' *March 3, 1981 - 633 *March 3, 1991 - 821 *November 1, 2003 - 570 Ethnic groups (2003 census): *Montenegrins (58,94 %) *Serbs (30.0%)


Gallery

File:Å avnik, Montenegro 03.jpg, Town of
Šavnik Šavnik (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Шавник, ) is a town in Montenegro in the Northern Montenegro, northern region and administrative center of the Šavnik Municipality. It is located at the confluence of three rivers - Bukovica (Komarnica), ...
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References

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