Tivat Municipality ( Montenegrin and

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: Opština Tivat / Општина Тиват) is the smallest municipality in Montenegro by area, situated in the

Bay of Kotor The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the h ...

. The center of the municipality is the eponymous town,

Tivat Tivat (, ) is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. , its population was 9,367. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. Name In Serbian and Montenegrin l ...

. Besides the town, Tivat municipality encompasses the Vrmac mountain and a portion of

Luštica Luštica ( Montenegrin: Луштица, ) is a peninsula on the south Adriatic Sea, located at the entrance of the Bay of Kotor ( sh, Boka kotorska or ''Boka'') in southwestern Montenegro. It effectively separates Tivat Bay from the Adriatic. The ...

peninsula, as well as Tivat field and a number of smaller coastal settlements.

Location and tourism

Tivat is located in the central part of the

, south of mount Vrmac. The municipality lies mostly south of the town, and has an exit to open sea at the tourist location Pržno inlet near Radovići village to the south. Its central part, where

Tivat Airport Tivat Airport ( cnr, Аеродром Тиват, Aerodrom Tivat) is an international airport serving the Montenegrin coastal town of Tivat and the surrounding region. The airport is situated south of the centre of Tivat, with the runway align ...

is located, lies in fertile

Grbalj Grbalj ( sr-Cyrl, Грбаљ), denotes a historic, rural region, as well as a tribe of the Montenegrin littoral, and a parish located between town of Budva and the Luštica peninsula, Bay of Kotor in coastal Montenegro. Most of the region now li ...

valley. The airport is located near the

isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmu ...

peninsula, which belongs to the municipality of Herceg Novi for the most part. The former naval base is now "Porto Montenegro", a

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marina developed by Canadian billionaire

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, then sold in 2016 to the Investment Corporation of Dubai. Tivat is away from Herceg Novi, away from

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative ...

, away from

Budva Budva ( cnr, Будва, or ) is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, kn ...

, from Dubrovnik and from Podgorica. Geomorphologically, Tivat is composed of three areas. The first is the hills and peaks of Vrmac, Velji Vrh () and Popova glava (). Water activity formed capes Seljanovo, Pakovo and Račica. The second area is Tivat field, flattened by water activity. The third area is Krtoli with islands (

Island of Flowers The Island of Flowers ( Montenegrin: Ostrvo cvijeća/Острво цвијећа), also known as Miholjska Prevlaka ( cnr, Михољска превлака, Miholjska prevlaka), or Island of St. Archangel Michael ( cnr, Острво Свети М ...

Sveti Marko Island Sveti Marko Island ( cnr, Острво Свети Марко, Ostrvo Sveti Marko), historically known as Stradioti, is an island on the Adriatic Sea, in the Montenegrin municipality of Tivat. History According to an Ancient Greek legend the isl ...

, and Our Lady of Mercy which is bordered by Novski bay on the north-west and Grbalj area on the south-east.

Local administration

The municipal parliament consists of 32 deputies elected directly for a four-year term. Following the last local election held on 30 August 2020, DPS lost its absolute majority in the local parliament, lists of parties which were in opposition in the previous convocation form a majority of 16 deputies.

Population

Town of

is the administrative centre of the Tivat municipality, which has a population of 14,031, according to 2011 census. The town of Tivat itself has a population of 10,237. Ethnicity (2011 census):http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje(1).pdf *4,666

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

(''33.25%'') *4,435 Serbs (''31.61%'') *2,304

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

(''16.42%'') *2,626 others/undeclared (''18,71%'') Languages (2011 census): * 5,493

(38.93%) * 4,319 Montenegrin (30.61%) * 1,167 Croatian (8.27%) * 3.132 rest and undeclared (22.19%) Religions (2011 census): * 9,057 Orthodoxy (64.55%) * 2,870

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(20.45%) * 716 Muslims (5.10%) * 1,388 rest and undeclared (9.90%)

Gallery

File:Tivat (25532951078).jpg, Town of

File:Tivat Sv. Marko Gospa od Milosti.jpg, Stradioti island, Tivat File:Otok - Gospa od Milosti.jpg, Our Lady of Mercy File:Donja Lastva, Montenegro - panoramio - ines lukic (3).jpg, Donja Lastva File:Tivat2.jpg, Tivat part of Lastva File:MiholjskaPrevlaka.jpg,

File:Radovici - Plavi horizonti.jpg, Plavi Horizonti beach File:Porto Montenegro.jpg, Porto Montenegro

References

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