Podgorica Capital City
Glavni grad Podgorica
Главни град Подгорица
Municipality
Coat of arms of Podgorica Capital City
Coat of arms
Podgorica Capital City area in Montenegro
Podgorica Capital City area in Montenegro
Country Montenegro
Seat Podgorica
Number of settlements141[1]
Area
 • Total1,441 km2 (556 sq mi)
Population
 • Total201,351
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
81 000 – 81 124
Area code+382 20
ISO 3166 codeME-16
License platePG
Websitepodgorica.me

Podgorica Capital City (Montenegrin: Glavni grad Podgorica, Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4% of Montenegro's territory and is home to 29.9% of the country's population. It is the nation's administrative centre and its economic and educational focus.

Administration

Main articles: Podgorica City Assembly and Mayor of Podgorica

As with other Montenegrin municipalities, the city and the municipality of Podgorica are governed by the same Mayor and City Assembly, which together act as a Capital City government. The city assembly has 60 members, elected directly for four-year terms. The Mayor of Podgorica is the head of the City of Podgorica, acts on behalf of the city, and performs an executive function in the Podgorica Capital City municipality.

City Assembly composition

Main article: 2022 Podgorica City Assembly election

City Assembly

Party/Coalition Seats Local government
Democratic Party of Socialists
16 / 58
 Opposition
Europe Now
13 / 58
 Government
For the Future of Montenegro
5 / 58
 Government
Democratic Montenegro
4 / 58
 Government
United Reform Action
3 / 58
 Government
Movement for Changes
3 / 58
 Government
Social Democrats
2 / 58
 Opposition
Civic Initiative '21 May'
2 / 58
 Opposition
True Montenegro
1 / 58
 Government
United Montenegro
1 / 58
 Government
Demos
1 / 58
 Government
Civis
1 / 58
 Government
Liberal Party
1 / 58
 Opposition
Bosniak Party
1 / 58
 Opposition
Free Montenegro
1 / 58
 Government

Subdivisions

Main article: Subdivisions of Podgorica

Municipality of Podgorica is the only Montenegrin municipality to have city municipality (Montenegrin Latin: gradska opština) - Zeta and Tuzi. Those are semi-independent municipalities, with limited self-governing powers. The entire municipality of Podgorica is further divided into 66 local communities (Montenegrin Latin: mjesne zajednice, singular: mjesna zajednica), bodies in which the citizens participate in decisions on matters of relevance to the local community.[2]

There are 141 village settlements in the territory:[2]

Geography and location

The municipality of Podgorica is located in central eastern part of Montenegro, covering an area of 1,441 km2, thus being the second largest Montenegrin municipality, after Nikšić. It occupies the area north of Lake Skadar, including the entire Zeta Plain, and stretches north into the sparsely populated Dinaric Alps. Thus, the municipality occupies geographically very diverse area, ranging from the fertile lowlands in the south, to the rugged mountain ranges in the north.

Demographics

Podgorica municipality can be viewed as the metropolitan area of the city of Podgorica. Population of the municipality was 185,937 at 2011 census, while the City proper had 150,977 citizens.[1]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "Montenegrin 2011 census". Monstat. 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Teritorija i stanovništvo" (in Serbo-Croatian). Centar za informacioni sistem, City of Podgorica. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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