Old Royal Capital Cetinje (Redirected from Cetinje Municipality)

Old Royal Capital Cetinje
Prijestonica Cetinje
Пријестоница Цетиње
Coat of arms of Old Royal Capital Cetinje
Old Royal Capital Cetinje area in Montenegro
Old Royal Capital Cetinje area in Montenegro
Country Montenegro
Seat Cetinje
Area
 • Total910 km2 (350 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
 • Total16,757
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Postal code
81250
Area code+382 41
ISO 3166-2 codeME-06
Car platesCT
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.cetinje.me

Old Royal Capital Cetinje (Montenegrin and Serbian: Prijestonica Cetinje / Пријестоница Цетиње) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. It has the status of the Old Royal Capital (Prijestonica / Пријестоница), which is also translated in English as "Royal Town".

The seat of the municipality is the town of Cetinje. The municipality is located at the central and southwestern region of Montenegro.

Geography

Cetinje is situated in the karst field (Cetinje field) of about 7 km2, with average height above sea level of 671m. It is 12 km (7 mi) of airline far from Adriatic Sea and 15 km (9 mi) from Skadar Lake. It is on the main road to Podgorica-Cetinje-Budva, which makes it open to the inside of Montenegro and Montenegrin coast. Mount Lovćen rises from the borders of the Adriatic basin, closing the long and twisting bays of Bay of Kotor and making the hinterland to the coastal town of Kotor. The mountain has two imposing peaks, Štirovnik; 1,749m (5,738ft) and Jezerski vrh; 1,657m (5,436ft).

Municipal Parliament

Skupština Prijestonice Cetinje is the Parliament of Old Royal Capital Cetinje. Local parliament is made up of 33 deputies, or odbornici (councillors) in Montenegrin. It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Predsjednik Skupštine (President of Parliament).

Party / Coalition Seats Local government
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
14 / 33
Opposition
United Reform Action
4 / 33
Support
Democratic Montenegro
3 / 33
Support
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
8 / 33
Government
LSCG - Old Guard
3 / 33
Government
SD-LP
1 / 33
Opposition

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, in the territory of The Old Royal Capital Cetinje live 16,757 inhabitants, or 2.7% of the population of Montenegro. 13,991 of those inhabitants live in n the town of Cetinje. According to the number of inhabitants, Cetinje is one of the medium units of local government in Montenegro.

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