Municipalities of Montenegro

Municipalities
Opštine
Општине

Map of the municipalities of Montenegro

Category| Unitary state
Location| Montenegro
Number| 25 municipalities (as of 2022)
Populations| 1,569 (Šavnik) to
179,505 (Podgorica)[1]
Areas| 46 km2 (18 sq mi) (Tivat) to
2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) (Nikšić)
Government|

* Local government

Subdivisions|

* None

The municipalities (Montenegrin: opštine / општине, singular: opština / општина) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is divided into 25 municipalities including the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and the Podgorica Capital City. Podgorica is divided into one subdivision called city municipality (Montenegrin: gradska opština / градска општина, plural: gradske opštine / градске општине), forming the most basic level of local government.[2][3]

Recently created:

* Petnjica Municipality (2013)
* Gusinje Municipality (2014)
* Tuzi Municipality (2018)
* Zeta Municipality (2022)

The Union of Municipalities of Montenegro is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro.[4]

## List

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#  | Coat of arms  | Municipality  | Area  | Population (2023)  | Density  | Predominant ethnicity (2023)  | Predominant language (2023)  | Predominant religion (2023)

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km2 | Rank  | Total | Rank  | Pop/km2
1 |  | Andrijevica | 283 | 17 | 3,910 | 22 | 14 | Serb (67.52%) | Serbian (75.55%) | Eastern Orthodox (97.75%)
2 |  | Bar | 598 | 8 | 45,812 | 3 | 77 | Montenegrin (42.26%) | Montenegrin (40.25%) | Eastern Orthodox (55.02%)
3 |  | Berane | 544 | 10 | 24,645 | 7 | 45 | Serb (59.82%) | Serbian (69.15%) | Eastern Orthodox (82.71%)
4 |  | Bijelo Polje | 924 | 4 | 38,662 | 4 | 42 | Serb (43.13%) | Serbian (48.15%) | Eastern Orthodox (54.20%)
5 |  | Budva | 122 | 24 | 27,445 | 6 | 225 | Serb (35.79%) | Serbian (43.73%) | Eastern Orthodox (84.26%)
6 |  | Cetinje | 899 | 5 | 14,494 | 15 | 16 | Montenegrin (91.07%) | Montenegrin (85.77%) | Eastern Orthodox (91.83%)
7 |  | Danilovgrad | 501 | 11 | 18,617 | 12 | 37 | Montenegrin (57.31%) | Serbian (50.64%) | Eastern Orthodox (93.09%)
8 |  | Gusinje | 157 | 22 | 3,933 | 21 | 25 | Bosniak (57.13%) | Bosnian (50.72%) | Sunni Islam (92.55%)
9 |  | Herceg Novi | 235 | 20 | 30,824 | 5 | 131 | Serb (48.34%) | Serbian (57.65%) | Eastern Orthodox (83.67%)
10 |  | Kolašin | 897 | 6 | 6,700 | 19 | 7 | Montenegrin (52.07%) | Serbian (58.25%) | Eastern Orthodox (94.85%)
11 |  | Kotor | 335 | 15 | 22,746 | 10 | 68 | Montenegrin (46.43%) | Serbian (43.63%) | Eastern Orthodox (79.72%)
12 |  | Mojkovac | 367 | 14 | 6,728 | 18 | 18 | Montenegrin (54.01%) | Serbian (57.05%) | Eastern Orthodox (96.98%)
13 |  | Nikšić | 2,065 | 1 | 65,705 | 2 | 32 | Montenegrin (59.46%) | Serbian (49.48%) | Eastern Orthodox (93.25%)
14 |  | Petnjica | 173 | 21 | 4,957 | 20 | 29 | Bosniak (83.96%) | Bosnian (62.09%) | Sunni Islam (98.47%)
15 |  | Plav | 328 | 16 | 9,050 | 17 | 28 | Bosniak (65.64%) | Bosnian (60.53%) | Sunni Islam (79.16%)
16 |  | Pljevlja | 1,346 | 3 | 24,134 | 8 | 18 | Serb (66.41%) | Serbian (72.92%) | Eastern Orthodox (80.09%)
17 |  | Plužine | 854 | 7 | 2,177 | 24 | 3 | Serb (74.46%) | Serbian (84.47%) | Eastern Orthodox (98.16%)
18 |  | Podgorica | 1,441 | 2 | 179,505 | 1 | 125 | Montenegrin (54.54%) | Serbian (44.81%) | Eastern Orthodox (79.77%)
19 |  | Rožaje | 432 | 13 | 23,184 | 9 | 54 | Bosniak (84.66%) | Bosnian (74.05%) | Sunni Islam (96.52%)
20 |  | Šavnik | 553 | 9 | 1,569 | 25 | 3 | Montenegrin (50.54%) | Serbian (54.88%) | Eastern Orthodox (97.77%)
21 |  | Tivat | 46 | 25 | 16,338 | 13 | 355 | Serb (34.47%) | Serbian (40.55%) | Eastern Orthodox (68.15%)
22 |  | Tuzi | 236 | 19 | 12,979 | 16 | 55 | Albanian (62.55%) | Albanian (60.25%) | Sunni Islam (54.68%)
23 |  | Ulcinj | 255 | 18 | 20,507 | 11 | 80 | Albanian (73.53%) | Albanian (74.28%) | Sunni Islam (76.90%)
24 |  | Žabljak | 445 | 12 | 2,941 | 23 | 7 | Serb (52.64%) | Serbian (67.19%) | Eastern Orthodox (96.63%)
25 |  | Zeta | 153 | 23 | 16,071 | 14 | 110 | Montenegrin (49.81%) | Serbian (63.79%) | Eastern Orthodox (95.86%)

Source: [1]

## Politics

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List of current mayors and local governments
Democratic Party of Socialists (4)
New Serb Democracy (3)
Democratic Montenegro (3)
Europe Now! (2)
Socialist People's Party (2)
Bosniak Party (2)
Social Democrats (1)
Albanian Alternative (1)
Social Democratic Party (1)
New Democratic Force (1)
Democratic People's Party (1)
Durmitorska Inicijativa (1)
Independent (3)

Municipality  | Current Mayor  | Party  | Local government  | Elected

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Podgorica | Saša Mujović  |  | PES | PES–DCG–ZBCG–PzPG–SNP–UCG–PCG–SCG | 2024
Nikšić | Marko Kovačević |  | NSD | ZBCG–PES–SNP–DCG–UCG–SCG | 2025
Bijelo Polje | Petar Smolović  |  | DPS | DPS–SD–SDP–BS | 2022
Bar | Dušan Raičević  |  | DPS | DPS–SD–SDP | 2022
Herceg Novi | Stevan Katić  |  | DCG | DCG–NL–ZBCG | 2025
Pljevlja | Dario Vraneš  |  | NSD | ZBCG–PES–DCG–SNP | 2022
Berane | Đole Lutovac  |  | PES | PES–SNP–ZBCG–DCG–UCG–SCG | 2024
Rožaje | Rahman Husović  |  | BS | BS  | 2022
Kotor | Vladimir Jokić  |  | DCG | DCG–PES–ZBCG–GL–DA–KP  | 2024
Ulcinj | Genci Nimanbegu  |  | Forca | Forca–SD–SDP–PD–DPS–BS | 2022
Budva | Nikola Jovanović  |  | Ind. | BNG–DPS–SDP–SD–URA | 2024
Danilovgrad | Aleksandar Grgurović  |  | Ind. | PES–ZBCG–DCG–PCG–UCG–URA–SNP | 2022
Cetinje | Nikola Đurašković  |  | SDP | SDP–SG LSCG | 2021
Tivat | Željko Komnenović  |  | Ind. | Independent lists | 2022
Tuzi | Nik Gjeloshaj |  | AA | AA–DS–DCG | 2023
Plav | Nihad Canović  |  | SD | SD–DPS–SDP–BS | 2022
Mojkovac | Vesko Delić  |  | NSD | ZBCG–DCG–SNP–URA | 2021
Kolašin | Petko Bakić  |  | DCG | DCG–ZBCG–PES–SNP–URA–UCG | 2022
Petnjica | Erol Muratović  |  | DPS | DPS–SD–BS | 2021
Andrijevica | Željko Ćulafić  |  | SNP | SNP–PES–ZBCG–DCG–VPZU  | 2024
Gusinje | Sanel Balić  |  | BS | BS–SD–SDP–PZG–DCG | 2024
Žabljak | Radoš Žugić  |  | DI | DI–ZBCG–DCG–PCG | 2022
Plužine | Slobodan Delić  |  | SNP | SNP | 2022
Šavnik | Jugoslav Jakić  |  | DPS | DPS–SD | 2022
Zeta | Mihailo Asanović  |  | DNP | ZBCG–SNP–DCG | 2022

### Local parliaments of Montenegro

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| Number of mandates per party in local parliaments

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Democratic Party of Socialists |

| 223
For the Future of Montenegro |

| 109
Democratic Montenegro |

| 84
Socialist People's Party |

| 55
Europe Now |

| 54
Bosniak Party |

| 54
Social Democrats |

| 41
United Reform Action |

| 27
Social Democratic Party |

| 26
Albanian Alternative |

| 14
Novska List |

| 10
United Montenegro |

| 8
Movement for Changes |

| 7
Democratic League of Albanians |

| 7
Democratic Union of Albanians |

| 7
Tivat Action |

| 6
Democratic Party |

| 5
New Democratic Force |

| 5
I Choose Montenegro |

| 5
True Montenegro |

| 4
Liberal Party |

| 4
Others |

| 78
Reference:[5] (last updated after April 2025 municipal elections)

## See also

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Politics of Montenegro

Constitution

Executive

* President (list)

Jakov Milatović
* Prime Minister

Milojko Spajić
* Government

Legislative

* Parliament

President: Andrija Mandić

Judiciary

* Supreme Court
* Constitutional Court

Political parties

* Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)
* Democrats (DCG)
* New Serb Democracy (NOVA)
* Movement for Changes (PzP)
* Social Democratic Party (SDP)
* Democratic People's Party (DNP)
* Socialist People's Party (SNP)
* United Reform Action (URA)
* Democratic Alliance (Demos)
* United Montenegro (UCG)
* Bosniak Party (BS)
* Social Democrats (SD)
* New Democratic Power (FORCA)
* Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI)
* Workers' Party (RP)
* Liberal Party (LP)

Recent elections

*     * Presidential: 2018
* 2023

*     * Parliamentary: 2023
* next

*     * Local: 2022
* 2024

Administrative divisions

* Municipalities

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Ranko Krivokapić

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Montenegro

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* Nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* European Union
* NATO
* Croatia
* Serbia

* Other countries

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* List of regions of Montenegro
* Cities and towns of Montenegro
* Populated places of Montenegro
* Subdivisions of Montenegro
* ISO 3166-2:ME

## References

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1. ^ a b "Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova, 2023. godine" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
2. ^ Opštine, Direktorat za lokalnu samoupravu
3. ^ "Draft of Regional Development Law".
4. ^ Union of Municipalities of Montenegro
5. ^ "BROJ MANDATA" (PDF). antikorupcija.me. Agency for Prevention of Corruption. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

## External links

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* 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

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Montenegro articles

History|

* Roman period
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* Zeta
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* Zeta Banovina
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Municipalities of Montenegro

Capital City|

* Podgorica

Old Royal Capital|

* Cetinje

Municipalities|

* Andrijevica
* Bar
* Berane
* Bijelo Polje
* Budva
* Danilovgrad
* Gusinje
* Herceg Novi
* Kolašin
* Kotor
* Mojkovac
* Nikšić
* Petnjica
* Plav
* Pljevlja
* Plužine
* Rožaje
* Šavnik
* Tivat
* Tuzi
* Ulcinj
* Zeta
* Žabljak

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