Podgorica Capital City (
Serbo-Croatian
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: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the
territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of
municipality
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' ...
is the city of
Podgorica
Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
. 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
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 (2024–2028)
Subdivisions
The entire municipality of Podgorica is 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.
There are 83 village settlements in the territory:
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Baloči
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Begova Glavica
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Beri
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Bigor
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Bioče
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Blizna
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Bolesestra
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Brežine
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Briđe
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Brskut
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Buronji
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Velje Brdo
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Veruša
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Vidijenje
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Vilac
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Vrbica
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Goljemadi
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Gornje Stravče
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Gornji Kokoti
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Gradac
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Grbi Do
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Dolovi
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Donje Stravče
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Donji Kokoti
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Draževina
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Duga
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Dučići
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Duške
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Đurkovići
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Zagreda
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Zaugao
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Kiselica
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Klopot
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Kopilje
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Kornet
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Kosor
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Kržanja
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Kruse
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Lekići
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Lijeva Rijeka
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Liješnje
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Lopate
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Lužnica
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Lutovo
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Medun
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Mileti
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Momče
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Mrke
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Mužeška
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Ožezi
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Opasanica
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Oraovice
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Orasi
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Orahovo
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Parci
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Pelev Brijeg
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Petrovići
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Prisoja
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Progonovići
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Radeća
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Radovče
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Raći
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Releza
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Rijeka Piperska
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Seoca
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Seoštica
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Sjenice
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Slacko
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Staniselići
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Stanjevića Rupa
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Stijena
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Stupovi
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Trmanje
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Tuzi Ljevorečke
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Ćafa
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Ćepetići
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Ubalac
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Ubli
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Farmaci
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Fundina
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Cvilin
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Crvena Paprat
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Crnci
Geography and location
The municipality of Podgorica is located in central eastern part of Montenegro, covering an area of 1,441 km
2, thus being the second largest Montenegrin municipality, after
Nikšić
Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...
. It occupies the area north of
Lake Skadar, including the entire
Zeta Plain, and stretches north into the sparsely populated
Dinaric Alps
The Dinaric Alps (), also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern Europe, Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia, Croatia ...
. 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
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
of the city of Podgorica. Population of the municipality was 179,505 at 2023 census.
Gallery
File:PodgoricaOverview.jpg, Podgorica
Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
File:Moraca River Canyon.jpg, Morača river
File:Cathedral of the Resurrection, Podgorica (30255687680).jpg, Cathedral of Podgorica
File:Podgorica Trg Republike.JPG, Independence Square
File:Natural History Museum of Montenegro, Sahat Kula, 2019.jpg, Old Town of Podgorica
References
Municipalities of Montenegro
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