Berane Municipality ( Montenegrin and

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: Opština Berane / Општина Беране) is one of the

municipalities 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 ...

in the northern Montenegro. The center is

Berane Berane ( cyrl, Беране) is one of the largest towns of northeastern Montenegro and a former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Иванг� ...

. Until 2013, it covered an area of 544 km², and it had a population of 33,970 at the 2011 Census. In 2013, however,

Petnjica Municipality Petnjica Municipality ( Montenegrin: Opština Petnjica / Општина Петњица) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northeastern region of Montenegro, being part of Bihor and Sandžak regions. The ce ...

was formed out of the eastern part of Berane Municipality.Opštine
MJU, Vlada Crne Gore The population lowered to 28,515.

Geography and location

Berane is located in northeastern part of Montenegro, in the Lim river valley region between the peaks of

Bjelasica Bjelasica ( Montenegrin: Бјеласица, ) is a mountain range located in the Biogradska Gora national park near Kolašin, Montenegro. The highest point of Bjelasica is Crna Glava ("Black Head"), which is high. Features The area of the m ...

in the west, Cmiljevica in the east, Tivran gorge in the north, being part of

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region. Berane has a very favorable traffic-geographical position because it is connected with the main road to

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, and via Rozaje and Chakor to

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. The Lim valley is also connected by the main road to the southern part of Serbia and the southeastern part of

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Municipal parliament

The municipal parliament consists of 35 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.

Demographics

Town of

with population of 11,073 is administrative centre of Berane Municipality, which in 2011 had a population of 33,970. According to the 2011 census, the ethnic composition of the municipality was;

Gallery

File:Beranski korzo.jpg, Town of

File:Berane manastir.jpg, Đurđevi Stupovi File:Berane Lim.jpg, Beach at the Lim river File:Pešića jezero.jpg, Pesic lake,

References

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