Podgorica

Podgorica Подгорица
Capital city
Glavni grad Podgorica Главни град Подгорица Capital City of Podgorica
Municipal Building Clock Tower Partisans Monument Petrović-Njegoš dynasty Royal Estate Business center Kruševac Independence square
Flag Coat of arms
Podgorica Location of Podgorica in Montenegro Show map of Montenegro Podgorica Podgorica (Europe) Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 42°26′29″N 19°15′46″E / 42.44139°N 19.26278°E / 42.44139; 19.26278
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Podgorica
Founded	Before 11th century
Government
• Type	Mayor-Assembly
• Body	City Assembly of Podgorica
• Mayor	Olivera Injac (PES!)
• Deputy Mayors	Danilo Šaranović (DCG) Luka Rakčević (URA)
• Assembly President	Jelena Borovinić Bojović [sr] (n-p; DF)
• Ruling coalition	PES!–DF/PCG–DCG/ UCG/Demos–URA/Civis/SPP/SSR/DSS
Area
• Capital city	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
• Metro	1,441 km2 (556 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Rank	1st in Montenegro
• Urban	173,024
• Rural	13,803
• Metro	186,827
Demonym(s)	Podgorician (Podgoričanin) (male) (Podgoričanka) (female)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	81 000 – 81 124
Area code	+382 20
License plate	PG
Climate	Csa, Cfa
Website	podgorica.me

Podgorica (Подгорица, pronounced [pǒdɡoritsa]; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Historically, it was Podgorica's position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley that encouraged settlement. The surrounding landscape is predominantly mountainous terrain.