| Municipalities Opštine / Oпштине | |
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 Map of the municipalities of Montenegro | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Montenegro |
| Number | 25 municipalities (as of 2022) |
| Populations | 1,558 (Šavnik) to 174,116 (Podgorica)[1] |
| Areas | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) (Tivat) to 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) (Nikšić) |
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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:
The Union of Municipalities of Montenegro is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro.[4]
| # | Coat of arms | Municipality | Area | Population (2019) | Density | Ethnic Majority (2011)[self-published source] | Predominant language[self-published source] | Predominant religion[self-published source] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Km² | Rank | Total | Rank | Pop/km2 | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Andrijevica | 283 | 17 | 4,585 | 20 | 18 | Serbian (61.86%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 2 |  |
Bar | 598 | 8 | 42,048 | 4 | 70 | Montenegrin (46.50%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox |
| 3 |  |
Berane | 544 | 10 | 31,874 | 7 | 52 | Serbian (42.96%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 4 |  |
Bijelo Polje | 924 | 4 | 42,191 | 3 | 50 | Serbian (35.96%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 5 |  |
Budva | 122 | 23 | 22,061 | 11 | 157 | Montenegrin (48.19%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 6 |  |
Cetinje | 899 | 5 | 15,181 | 13 | 19 | Montenegrin (90.54%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox |
| 7 |  |
Danilovgrad | 501 | 11 | 18,284 | 12 | 37 | Montenegrin (64.19%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 8 |  |
Gusinje | 157 | 22 | 4,027 | 21 | 26 | Bosniak (42.64%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam |
| 9 |  |
Herceg Novi | 235 | 20 | 30,597 | 5 | 131 | Serbian (48.89%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 10 |  |
Kolašin | 897 | 6 | 7,228 | 18 | 9 | Montenegrin (57.42%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 11 |  |
Kotor | 335 | 15 | 22,753 | 9 | 67 | Montenegrin (48.88%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 12 |  |
Mojkovac | 367 | 14 | 7,553 | 17 | 23 | Montenegrin (59.12%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 13 |  |
Nikšić | 2,065 | 1 | 69,203 | 2 | 35 | Montenegrin (63.70%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 14 | Petnjica | 173 | 21 | 5,482 | 19 | 32 | Bosniak (83.02%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam | |
| 15 |  |
Plav | 328 | 16 | 9,081 | 16 | 28 | Bosniak (51.90%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam |
| 16 |  |
Pljevlja | 1,346 | 3 | 27,006 | 6 | 23 | Serbian (57.07%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 17 |  |
Plužine | 854 | 7 | 2,613 | 23 | 4 | Serbian (65.65%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 18 |  |
Podgorica | 1,441 | 2 | 185,937 | 1 | 133 | Montenegrin (57.35%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox |
| 19 |  |
Rožaje | 432 | 13 | 23,024 | 8 | 53 | Bosniak (83.91%) | Bosnian | Sunni Islam |
| 20 |  |
Šavnik | 553 | 9 | 1,558 | 24 | 4 | Montenegrin (53.82%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 21 |  |
Tivat | 46 | 24 | 15,069 | 14 | 305 | Montenegrin (33.25%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 22 |  |
Tuzi | 236 | 19 | 12,096 | 15 | 67 | Albanian (68.44%) | Albanian | Sunni Islam |
| 23 |  |
Ulcinj | 255 | 18 | 20,191 | 10 | 78 | Albanian (70.66%) | Albanian | Sunni Islam |
| 24 |  |
Žabljak | 445 | 12 | 3,081 | 22 | 8 | Montenegrin (50.43%) | Serbian | Eastern Orthodox |
| 25 | Zeta | 16,231 | Montenegrin (65.15%) | Montenegrin | Eastern Orthodox | |||||
List of current mayors and local governments
New Serb Democracy (5) Democratic Party of Socialists (4) Democratic Montenegro (3) Socialist People's Party (2) Europe Now! (2) Bosniak Party (2) Social Democrats (1) Albanian Alternative (1) Social Democratic Party (1) United Reform Action (1) Democratic People's Party (1) Durmitorska Inicijativa (1) Independent (1)
