Šavnik_Municipality
Šavnik Municipality
Municipality in Montenegro
Šavnik Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The administrative center is small town of Šavnik.[1]
Šavnik Municipality
Opština Šavnik | |
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Country | Montenegro |
Seat | Šavnik |
Area | |
• Total | 553 km2 (214 sq mi) |
Postal code | 81450 |
Area code | +382 40 |
ISO 3166-2 code | ME-18 |
Car plates | ŠN |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | www |
Šavnik is located at the confluence of three rivers - Bukovica, Bijela and Šavnik, at an altitude of 840 meters. The municipality is located in north-western region of Montenegro in the Drobnjaci region, named after the local clan of Drobnjaci.[2] Population of Šavnik and entire municipality is since in a slow but steady decline. Most of the residents are migrating to Nikšić and southern Montenegro, and Šavnik is often a synonym for a poor and deteriorating town. Šavnik is situated on a regional road between Nikšić (45 km) and Žabljak (15 km), and it is its only link with the rest of Montenegro.
The municipal parliament consists of 30 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | |
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DPS – SD | 19 / 30 |
Government | |
DF – SNP | 8 / 30 |
Opposition | |
DCG – DEMOS | 3 / 30 |
Opposition |
Town of Šavnik is administrative centre of Šavnik municipality, which has 2,947 residents. The town of Šavnik itself has a population of 570. Šavnik municipality has the smallest population of all municipalities of Montenegro. The town of Šavnik is also the seat of municipality in Montenegro with fewest residents.[3]
Population of Šavnik:
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Ethnic groups (2003 census):
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- Town of Šavnik
- Opštine u Crnoj Gori, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
- "Population of Montenegro by sex, type of settlement, etnicity, religion and mother tongue, per municipalities" (PDF). www.monstat.org. 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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