Berane Municipality ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Opština Berane, Општина Беране) is one of the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Northern Montenegro
Northern Montenegro ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Śever Crne Gore, Ćевер Црне Горе, separator=" / ", ), is one of three statistical regions in Montenegro. It encompasses the sparsely populated mountainous part of Montenegro. It is bordered by B ...
. Its center is the town of
Berane
Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...
and until 2013, it covered an area of 544 km
2. In 2013, however, the
Petnjica Municipality
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 i ...
was formed out of the eastern part of the Berane Municipality.
Opštine
, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore In 2023, the population of the Berane Municipality was 24,645.
Geography and location
Berane is located in the northeastern part of Montenegro, in the Lim River
The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим, ) or Vermosh River () is a river that flows through Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and is long.[Bjelasica
Bjelasica (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Бјеласица, ) is a mountain range located in the Biogradska Gora national park near Kolašin, Montenegro. The highest point of Bjelasica is Crna Glava ("Black Head"), which is high.
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in the west, Cmiljevica in the east, Tivran gorge in the north, being part of the Sandžak
Sandžak (Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) is a historical and geo-political region in the Balkans, located in the southwestern part of Serbia and the eastern part of Montenegro. The Bosnian/ Serbian term ''Sandžak'' derives from the Sanjak of Novi Paza ...
region. Berane has a very favorable geographical position, since it is connected by the main road to Serbia
, image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg
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, via Rožaje
Rožaje ( Bosnian: ''Rožaje''; , ; , ) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Ibar river. The town is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Montenegro.
As of 2023, the town has a population of 13,608 inhabi ...
, and Kosovo
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...
, via Chakor. The Lim valley is also connected by the main road to the southern part of Serbia and the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
.
City Assembly (2024–2028)
The municipal parliament consists of 34 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
Demographics
According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Berane had a population of 24,645,
Gallery
File:Beranski korzo.jpg, Town of Berane
Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...
File:Berane manastir.jpg, Đurđevi Stupovi
The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery (, literal translation, lit. "Pillars of St. George") is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of medieval Stari Ras and today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Raška (region), Raška region of Serbia.
...
File:Berane Lim.jpg, Beach at the Lim river
The Lim (Serbian Cyrillic: Лим, ) or Vermosh River () is a river that flows through Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and is long.[Bjelasica
Bjelasica (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Бјеласица, ) is a mountain range located in the Biogradska Gora national park near Kolašin, Montenegro. The highest point of Bjelasica is Crna Glava ("Black Head"), which is high.
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See also
*Petnjica Municipality
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 i ...
, part of the Berane Municipality until 2013.
References
Municipalities of Montenegro
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