| Šavnik Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Opština Šavnik|italics=no Општина Шавник|italics=no |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Montenegro |
| Seat: | Šavnik |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 553 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +382 40 |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | ŠN |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Car plates |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 81450 |
| Blank Info Sec1: | ME-18 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISO 3166-2 code |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfb |
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 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.
The municipal parliament consists of 30 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
| Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPS – SD | ||||
| DF – SNP | ||||
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] Population of Šavnik:
Ethnic groups (2003 census):