Municipalities of Montenegro

Municipalities
*Opštine* / Oпштине
Municipalities; Opštine / Oпштине
	Map of the municipalities of Montenegro
Category	Unitary state
Location	Montenegro
Number	25 municipalities (as of 2022)
Populations	1,558 (Šavnik) to; 174,116 (Podgorica)
Areas	46 km2 (18 sq mi) (Tivat) to; 2,065 km2 (797 sq mi) (Nikšić)
Government	Local government;
Subdivisions	None;

The municipalities (Montenegrin: opštine / општине, singular: opština / општина) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is divided into 25 municipalities including the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and the Podgorica Capital City. Podgorica is divided into one subdivision called city municipality (Montenegrin: gradska opština / градска општина, plural: gradske opštine / градске општине), forming the most basic level of local government.^[2]^[3]

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The Union of Municipalities of Montenegro is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro.^[4]

^ "Montenegrin 2011 census". Monstat. 2011.
^ Opštine, Direktorat za lokalnu samoupravu
^ "Draft of Regional Development Law".
^ Union of Municipalities of Montenegro

[Montenegrin_2011_census-1] "Montenegrin 2011 census". Monstat. 2011.

[2] Opštine, Direktorat za lokalnu samoupravu

[3] "Draft of Regional Development Law".

[4] Union of Municipalities of Montenegro

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