| Žabljak Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Opština Žabljak|italics=no Општина Жабљак|italics=no |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Montenegro |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 445 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Seat: | Žabljak |
| Parts: | 28 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Timezone1: | UTC+1 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +382 52 |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | ŽB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Car plates |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 84220 |
| Blank Info Sec1: | ME-21 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISO 3166-2 code |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Dfb |
| Website: | www.zabljak.me |
Žabljak Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The administrative center is the small town of Žabljak.[1]
Žabljak is the centre of Montenegro's mountain tourism. The entire area of Durmitor mountain is protected as a national park, and offers great possibilities for both winter and summer mountain tourism. The town of Žabljak is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain region and, with an altitude of 1,456 metres, is the highest situated town on the Balkans. Among the main tourist attractions of Durmitor are 18 glacier lakes; the biggest and closest to Žabljak being Crno jezero, (literally "Black Lake"). Durmitor's slopes are also becoming increasingly popular among snowboarders.
One problem hampering the development of Žabljak as a major regional mountain tourism destination is the lack of quality road infrastructure. The situation has been improving somewhat in recent years. Žabljak's main road connection with the rest of Montenegro is the road that links Žabljak with Mojkovac and the E65, the main road connection between the Montenegrin coast, Podgorica and the north. The other significant road connection is through Šavnik and Nikšić, on to Risan or Podgorica. Since 2010, with the reconstruction of the Risan-Žabljak road, the average trip from Žabljak to the Adriatic Sea is shortened to circa two hours. The town has an airport (Žabljak Airport) but the closest International Airport is Podgorica Airport some 170km (110miles) away, which has regular flights to European destinations.
The municipal parliament consists of 31 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
| Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPS – SD | ||||
| DF – SNP | ||||
| DCG | ||||
The town of Žabljak is the administrative centre of the Žabljak municipality, which has a population of 4,204, according to the 2011 census. The town of Žabljak itself has a population of 1,937, and there are no other bigger settlements in the Municipality. According to the last national census of 2011, the Municipality is made up of the following ethnic groups; 50.43% of Montenegrins and 41.30% of Serbs, while 6.96% of the residents were undeclared. By language 61% spoke Serbian, while 32.39% spoke Montenegrin. By religious affiliation, Eastern Orthodoxy was largely predominant with 93.72%.