Andrijevica Municipality Explained

Andrijevica Municipality
Native Name:Opština Andrijevica
Општина Андријевица
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Montenegro
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Andrijevica
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:283
Elevation M:740
Population Total:3978
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Area Code:+382 51
Iso Code:ME-01
Registration Plate:AN
Parts:24
Parts Type:Settlements
Population Urban:1048
Population Rural:4023

Andrijevica Municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The center is the town of Andrijevica. Its territory is outspread on 340 km2 and is surrounded by the massifs of the Komovi, Bjelasica and Accursed Mountains in northeastern Montenegro.

Geography and tourism

Andrijevica is surrounded by the mountains of Komovi, Bjelasica and Accursed Mountains, situated on a terrace 40 m above the river Lim. Tourist activities in the area includes mountaineering (alpinism, hiking), biking, rafting, team sports (soccer, basketball), fishing, etc. The main tourist attraction is mountain Komovi (2461 m). This mountain can be accessed by a car in less than 45 minutes, by the mountainous Andrijevica – Mateševo road. Andrijevica is connected with the rest of Montenegro by two-laned motorways. Local roads connect Andrijevica with Berane and Kolašin (both around 30km (20miles) away), where local roads merge with the E65/E80 road, which is the main road connection of Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with Northern Montenegro and Serbia. Andrijevica is on the corridor of the future Bar-Boljare motorway. Podgorica Airport is around 120km (80miles) away, and has regular flights to major European destinations.

Municipal parliament

The municipal parliament consists of 31 deputies elected directly for a four-year term. Following the last local election in August 2020, the For the Future of Andrijevica and Andrijevica is Our Nation coalition form a majority in the local parliament with 16 deputies.[2]

Party / CoalitionSeatsLocal government
DPSSD
DFSNP

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Andrijevica Municipality had a population of 5,071.[3] Preliminary data of the 2023 census counted a population of 3,978 [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=51 Municipal Profile
  2. Web site: DPS poslije devet godina izgubio vlast u Andrijevici. 2020-09-09. vijesti.me. sr.
  3. Web site: Stanovništvo Crne Gore prema polu, tipu naselja, nacionalnoj, odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti, vjeroispovijesti i maternjem jeziku po opštinama u Crnoj Gori . monstat.org. 19 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Uprava za statistiku Crne Gore - MONSTAT . 2024-04-02 . www.monstat.org . en.