Petnjica Municipality ( Montenegrin: Opština Petnjica / Општина Петњица) 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 municipality is located in northeastern region of Montenegro, being part of Bihor and

Sandžak Sandžak (; sh, / , ; sq, Sanxhaku; ota, سنجاق, Sancak), also known as Sanjak, is a historical geo-political region in Serbia and Montenegro. The name Sandžak derives from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, a former Ottoman administrative dis ...

regions. The center is

Petnjica Petnjica ( cnr, Петњица) is a town in northern Montenegro, and the center of Petnjica Municipality. Petnjica regained its municipality status on May 28, 2013, which it previously had from 1945 to 1957, when it was merged with the Berane Mu ...

. Petnjica Municipality was created in 2013, when it was split from

Berane Municipality Berane Municipality ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Opština Berane / Општина Беране) is one of the municipalities in the northern Montenegro. The center is Berane. Until 2013, it covered an area of 544 km2, and it had a population of ...

Subdivisions

Petnjica Municipality is divided into 7 subdivisions ( Montenegrin Latin: ''mjesne zajednice'', singular: ''mjesna zajednica'') with 25 settlements (''naselja'', singular: ''naselje''). Petnjica Municipality Subdivisions; Bor Subdivision (Bor and Ponor), Petnjica Subdivision (

, Godočelje, Johovica, Lagatore, Lazi, Pahulj and Radmanci), Savin Bor Subdivision (Savin Bor, Dašča Rijeka, Dobrodole and Kruščica), Javorova Subdivision (Javorova, Murovac and Poroče). Trpezi Subdivision (Trpezi and Kalica), Tucanje Subdivision (Tucanje, Azane, Lješnica, Orahovo and Vrševo) and Vrbica (Upper and Lower).

Local parliament

Demographics

Village of

is the administrative center of Petnjica Municipality, which had a population of 5,455 in 2011. The settlement of Petnjica itself had a population of 539. Ethnic groups in Petnjica Municipality, 2011 census;

References

Municipalities of Montenegro States and territories established in 2013 2013 establishments in Montenegro States and territories established in 1945 1945 establishments in Montenegro States and territories disestablished in 1957 {{montenegro-geo-stub