The ''municipalities'' (
Serbian: ''opštine'' / општине, singular: ''
opština
Opština, općina, občina, obshtina or obshchina, Cyrillic: општина, опћина or община, is a local government unit, most commonly translated as municipality in English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* En ...
'' / општина) are the first level administrative subdivisions of
Montenegro
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. The country is divided into 25 municipalities including the
Old Royal Capital Cetinje
Old Royal Capital Cetinje ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Prijestonica Cetinje / Пријестоница Цетиње) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. It has the status of the Old Royal Capital (), which is also translated in E ...
and the
Podgorica Capital City
Podgorica Capital City ( Montenegrin: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4% o ...
. Podgorica is divided into one subdivision called ''
city municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
'' (Montenegrin: ''gradska opština'' / градска општина, plural: ''gradske opštine'' / градске општине), forming the most basic level of local government.
Recently created:
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Petnjica Municipality (2013)
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Gusinje Municipality
Gusinje Municipality ( Montenegrin: ''Opština Gusinje'' / Општина Гусиње; sq, Komuna e Gucisë) is a municipality in eastern Montenegro in the upper Lim valley at an elevation of about . It was created in 2014, when it split from Pl ...
(2014)
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Tuzi Municipality
Tuzi Municipality ( Montenegrin: Opština Tuzi / Општина Тузи; Albanian: Komuna e Tuzit) is one of the 24 Municipalities of Montenegro. The municipal seat is the town of Tuzi. The municipality is located about 10 km south of the ca ...
(2018)
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Zeta Municipality
Golubovci ( cnr, Голубовци, ) is a small town in the Podgorica Municipality of Montenegro.
It has 3,110 residents according to 2011 census, while the ''Golubovci City Municipality'' accounts for some 16,093 residents.
Transport
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(2022)
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The ''Union of Municipalities of Montenegro'' is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro.
Union of Municipalities of Montenegro
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List
Politics
List of current mayors and local governments
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Local parliaments of Montenegro
See also
* List of regions of Montenegro
* Cities and towns of Montenegro
* Populated places of Montenegro
* Subdivisions of Montenegro
* ISO 3166-2:ME
References
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
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of European countries
Subdivisions of Montenegro
Montenegro, Municipalities
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Municipalities, Montenegro
Montenegro geography-related lists