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.
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.
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 / Coalition | Seats | Local government | ||
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DPS–SD | ||||
DF–SNP | ||||
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]