Budva Municipality is one of the

municipalities of Montenegro The ''municipalities'' (Serbian: ''opštine'' / општине, singular: '' opština'' / општина) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is divided into 25 municipalities including the Old Royal Capit ...

. The administrative center is Town of

Budva Budva ( cnr, Будва, or ) is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, kn ...

. The municipality is located at the Adriatic coast in southwestern

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Location and tourism

Budva municipality is located on the Budva Riviera region, long strip of the Adriatic coast surrounding the town of

in southwestern

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. It is part of the Montenegrin Littoral geographical region. It is located roughly along the middle of the Montenegrin coast, and is a center for Montenegrin beach tourism. There are of beaches which lie along the Budva Riviera. Tourism is the main driver of the economy of Budva. It is a significant tourist destination on the eastern Adriatic, and by far the most popular destination in Montenegro. During the 2013, Budva recorded 668,931 tourist visits, and 4,468,913 overnight stays, thus accounting for 44,8% of tourist visits to Montenegro, and 47,5% of its overnight stays. The best known and most popular settlements along the Budva municipality are municipal seat

Bečići Bečići ( Cyrillic: Бечићи, ) is a town in the municipality of Budva, Montenegro. It is located south-east of Budva, and has 895 permanent residents (2011 census). Overview It has a 1,950-metre-long sandy beach along the southern Adriati ...

, Miločer, Rafailovići,

Sveti Stefan Sveti Stefan ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Свети Стефан, ; lit. "Saint Stephen") is a town in Budva Municipality, on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, approximately southeast of Budva. The town is known for the Aman Sveti Stefan resort, ...

and Petrovac.

Local administration

The municipal parliament consists of 33 deputies elected directly for a four-year term. ''Mayor of Budva'' is the head of the town and Municipality of Budva. He acts on behalf of the Town, and performs an executive function in the Municipality Budva.

Demographics

Town of

is the administrative centre of Budva municipality, municipality also includes the neighbouring towns of

and Petrovac, and has a population of 16,707 (2011 census). The town of Budva itself has 13,338 inhabitants.Popis 2011
MONSTAT (2011) Ethnicity in 2011: *9,262

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

(''48.19%'') *7,247

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

(''37.71%'') *210

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

(''1.01%'') *167

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

(''0.87%'') *2,332 Others (''12.22%'') Religion in 2011: *16.947 - Orthodox (88.18%) *654 - Islam (3.40%) *432 - Catholic (2.25%) *821 - Others (4.27%) *364 - None (1.89%)

Gallery

File:Budva from the hills.jpg, Town of

File:Sea Dance Festival 2015 (2).jpg,

Jaz beach Jaz ( sr-Cyrl, Јаз, ) is a beach in the Budva Municipality in Montenegro. It is located 2.5 km west of Budva. It consists of two parts, one 850 m long and the other, formerly a nudist beach, 450 m long. It is a pebble beach, with a campgr ...

File:AX Becici Overview 20060818.jpg, Town of

File:Sveti Stefan Budva - panoramio.jpg,

File:PetrovacnaMoru2.jpg, Town of Petrovac File:Kamenovo beach02.JPG, Kamenovo beach File:Budva-028-p1010068.jpg, Old Town of

File:Budva-Muntenegru.plaja Mogren.jpg, Mogren beach

References

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