Petnjica Municipality
Petnjica Municipality
Opština Petnjica Општина Петњица | |
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.svg) Petnjica Municipality in Montenegro | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Seat | Petnjica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 4,957 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 84312 |
| Area code | +382 51 |
| ISO 3166 code | ME-23 |
| Website | www |
Petnjica Municipality (Montenegrin: Opština Petnjica / Општина Петњица) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The center is Petnjica. The Petnjica Municipality was created in 2013, when it was split from the Berane Municipality.[1]
Subdivisions
[edit]Petnjica Municipality is divided into 7 local communities (Montenegrin Latin: mjesne zajednice, singular: mjesna zajednica) with 25 settlements (naselja, singular: naselje).[2] The local communities are: Bor (Bor and Ponor), Petnjica (Petnjica, Godočelje, Johovica, Lagatori, Lazi, Pahulj and Radmanci), Savin Bor (Savin Bor, Dašča Rijeka, Dobrodole and Kruščica), Javorova (Javorova, Murovac and Poroče), Trpezi (Trpezi and Kalica), Tucanje (Tucanje, Azane, Lješnica, Orahovo and Vrševo) and Vrbica (Upper Vrbica and Lower Vrbica).
Local parliament
[edit]| Party | Seats[3] | Gov't. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Socialists | 16 | Yes |
| Bosniak Party | 6 | Yes |
| Social Democrats | 2 | Yes |
| Social Democratic Party | 1 | No |
| Bosniak Democratic Union | 3 | No |
| Democratic Montenegro | 2 | No |
Demographics
[edit]The Village of Petnjica is the administrative center of the Petnjica Municipality, which had a population of 4,957 in 2023. The village of Petnjica itself had a population of around 500. The ethnic groups in the Petnjica Municipality, according to the 2023 census:
References
[edit]- ^ Crna Gora: Petnjica dobila status opštine (in Serbian) 28 May 2013.
- ^ Rastoder, Rifat; Čantrić, Drago; Hadrović, Fahrudin (27 December 2011). "Predlog zakona o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o Teritorijalnoj Organiziciji Crne Gore" (PDF). Parliament of Montenegro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.
- ^ "as of January 04, 2018". Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
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