Tuzi Municipality ( / ; ) is one of the 25

Municipalities of Montenegro The ''municipalities'' ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opštine, општине, separator=" / ", singular: cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opština, општина, separator=" / ", label=none) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is div ...

. The municipal seat is the town of Tuzi. The municipality is located about 10 km south of the capital

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and consists of more than 40 distinct settlements. The municipality roughly encompasses the Montenegrin part of the Malesija (Albanian: Malësia) region.

Geography and location

Tuzi is situated to the northwest of Lake Shkodra, 10 km from

and 130 km from

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(Albania). It is located in an environment of forests and mountains that are further connected to the

Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prokletije, Проклетије, separator=" / ", ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Albanski Alpi, Албански Алпи, separator=" / ", li ...

. Later developments also include a football stadium, Korita, Lake of Rikavac, Vitoja, wellspring in Traboin, Cem, etc. It is located along the main road between the City of

and the Albanian border crossing, just a few kilometers north of Lake Shkodra. The Church of St. Anthony and Qazimbeg's Mosque are located in the centre of the town. Tuzi has been an independent municipality since 1 September 2018.

Local parliament

Settlements

The Municipality of Tuzi consists of the following towns and villages (2011 census):

Demographics

According to 2011 census, the town of Tuzi has a population of 4,748, while the Tuzi Municipality has 11,422 residents.Zvanični rezultati popisa na web stranici Zavoda za statistiku Crne Gore
/ref> Of them, over half are

Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...

, 1/3 define themselves as ethnic Muslims, 1/4 as

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

and the rest as

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

. There is also a small community of Romani. According to the last national census of 2011 the newly formed municipality is made up of the following ethnic groups; According to the 2023 census, the Municipality of Tuzi has a population of 13,142 residents.

Gallery

File:Decic Hill and Dinaric Alps Prokletije.jpg, Town of Tuzi and the Dečić Hill File:Podgorica-Tuzi Vulaj village IMG 1321 Dečić mountain.JPG, Dečić Hill and the Prokletije Massif File:Gebirgsfahrten 15.JPG, Cem river (Cijevna), Tuzi municipality File:Tuzi Urban municipality, Montenegro - panoramio (1).jpg, Cijevna (Cem) river waterfalls

References

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