Šavnik Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in Northern Montenegro. The administrative center is the small town of Šavnik.[1]
Šavnik Municipality
Opština Šavnik Општина Шавник | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Šavnik Municipality in Montenegro | |
| 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 |
Geography and location
editŠavnik is located at the confluence of three rivers — Bukovica, Bijela and Šavnik, at an altitude of 840 meters. The municipality is located in the northwestern region of Montenegro, in the Drobnjaci region, named after the local clan of Drobnjaci.[2] The population of the town and municipality of Šavnik has since been in a slow, but steady decline. Most of the residents have been migrating to Nikšić and southern Montenegro, and Šavnik is often a synonym for a poor and deteriorating town. Šavnik is situated on the regional road between Nikšić (45 km) and Žabljak (15 km), and it is its only link to the rest of Montenegro.
Municipal parliament
editThe 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
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Government | |
| DF – SNP | 8 / 30
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Opposition | |
| DCG – DEMOS | 3 / 30
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Opposition | |
Population
editThe town of Šavnik is the administrative centre of the 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]
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Population of Šavnik:
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Ethnic groups (2003 census):
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Gallery
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References
edit- ^ Opštine u Crnoj Gori, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
- ^ "Savnik". Eko zona Durmitor (in Serbian). 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "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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