Percent of Croats in municipalities of Montenegro in 1953 Ethnic composition of three Boka municipalities in 2003 The Croats have a minority in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor ), a coastal region in Montenegro , the largest of their kind in Tivat . The three municipalities making up the Bay of Kotor (Tivat , Kotor and Herceg-Novi ) include 4,519 Croats or 6.70%.[2] Bokelji , a common name for all inhabitants for of Boka Kotorska . Tivat is home to the minority political party Croatian Civic Initiative , and to the National Council of Croats in Montenegro . Kotor is home to Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro .
Religion
Croats of Montenegro are mainly Catholic. According to the 2011 census, 5,527 (91.80%) Croats declared as such. Since most of them live in the Bay of Kotor , the vast majority of them fall under the Diocese of Kotor .
Places of worship
Demographics
Settlements in Montenegro with significant Croatian minority (10 percent or more) include (2011):[3]
Bogdašići (27 or 47,37%)
Donja Lastva (315 or 41,94%)Lepetani (53 or 28,80%)
Strp (12 or 24%)
Krašići (27 or 20,77%)Muo (115 or 18,58%)
Bogišići (33 or 17,93%)
Tivat (1,622 or 17,31%)Donji Stoliv (58 or 16,67%)
Prčanj (170 or 15,04%)Kavač (93 or 13,86%)
Kotor (113 or 11,76%)Škaljari (415 or 10,90%)
Census year
Municipality
Number of Croats
Percentage
1961
Herceg-Novi
1,544
10.18%
Kotor
3,483
20.92%
Tivat
3,423
57.29%
1971
Herceg-Novi
1,195
6.5%
Kotor
2,612
13.8%
Tivat
3,375
48.73%
1981
Herceg-Novi
702
3.01%
Kotor
1,644
8.03%
Tivat
2,876
30.87%
1991
Herceg-Novi
630
2.28%
Kotor
1,617
7.2%
Tivat
2,663
23.35%
2003
Herceg-Novi
831
2.45%
Kotor
1,842
7.84%
Tivat
2,761
19.73%
2011
Herceg-Novi
662
2.14%
Kotor
1,553
7.84%
Tivat
2,304
16.42%
Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro
The Croatian Civic Society of Montenegro (Croatian : Hrvatsko građansko društvo Crne Gore ) is a Croat community organisation in Montenegro . Their headquarters is located in the coastal town of Kotor , in the Boka kotorska region of Montenegro .
