Old Royal Capital Cetinje
Old Royal Capital Cetinje
Prijestonica Cetinje Пријестоница Цетиње | |
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![]() Old Royal Capital Cetinje area in Montenegro | |
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Area | |
• Total | 910 km2 (350 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,757 |
• Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Postal code | 81250 |
Area code | +382 41 |
ISO 3166-2 code | ME-06 |
Car plates | CT |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | www.cetinje.me |
Old Royal Capital Cetinje (Montenegrin: 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".[1]
The seat of the municipality is the town of Cetinje. The municipality is located at the central and southwestern region of Montenegro.[2]
Geography
[edit]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).
Subdivisions
[edit]Cetinje is divided into 24 local communities (Montenegrin Latin: mjesne zajednice, singular: mjesna zajednica), bodies in which the citizens participate in decision-making about matters of relevance to the community in which they live.
There are three urban local communities and twenty-two rural local communities within the municipality.[3]
Urban Local Communities
[edit]Urban Local Communities are subdivisions of the urban area of the city
- Stari grad ("Old Town")
- Nova varoš ("New Town")
- Gruda - Donje polje
Rural Local Communities
[edit]Rural Local Communities are subdivisions of the parts of the city that lie outside of the city limits.
- Bajice
- Bata
- Bokovo
- Gornji Ceklin
- Dobrska Župa
- Dobrsko Selo
- Dodoši
- Drušići
- Konak
- Kosijeri
- Ljubotinjsko-građanska
- Meterizi
- Njeguši
- Rvaši
- Rijeka Crnojevića (city settlement)
- Trešnjevo
- Ćeklići
- Ubli
- Čevo
- Štitari
- Žabljak Crnojevića
Municipal Parliament
[edit]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).
The composition of the parliament[when?] is as follows:
Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | |
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Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro | 14 / 33
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Opposition | |
United Reform Action | 4 / 33
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Support | |
Democratic Montenegro | 3 / 33
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Support | |
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | 8 / 33
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Government | |
LSCG - Old Guard | 3 / 33
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Government | |
SD-LP | 1 / 33
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Opposition |
Demographics
[edit]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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