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Šavnik Municipality

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Šavnik Municipality
Opština Šavnik
Општина Шавник
Flag of Šavnik Municipality
Coat of arms of Šavnik Municipality
Šavnik Municipality in Montenegro
Šavnik Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatŠavnik
Area
 • Total553 km2 (214 sq mi)
Postal code
81450
Area code+382 40
ISO 3166-2 codeME-18
Car platesŠN
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.savnik.me

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]

Geography and location

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Šavnik 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

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The municipal parliament consists of 30 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.

Party / Coalition Seats Local government
DPSSD
19 / 30
Government
DFSNP
8 / 30
Opposition
DCG – DEMOS
3 / 30
Opposition

Population

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The 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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References

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  1. ^ Opštine u Crnoj Gori, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
  2. ^ "Savnik". Eko zona Durmitor (in Serbian). 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  3. ^ "Population of Montenegro by sex, type of settlement, etnicity, religion and mother tongue, per municipalities" (PDF). www.monstat.org. 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-05.