Danilovgrad Municipality Explained

Danilovgrad Municipality
Native Name:Opština Danilovgrad
Општина Даниловград
Seat:Danilovgrad
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Montenegro
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:501
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+382 20
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Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:81410
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Website:danilovgrad.me

The Danilovgrad Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. Its administrative center is the town of Danilovgrad and it is located in the central part of Montenegro, in the valley of the Zeta river, also called the Bjelopavlići plain.[1]

Tourism and location

Main tourist attraction within the Danilovgrad municipality is Ostrog Monastery, a famous orthodox pilgrimage site visited by believers from afar. It is located on an almost vertical cliff overseeing the Bjelopavlići plain, approximately 15km (09miles) from Danilovgrad, in the direction of Nikšić. Other notable sites of interest are the Ždrebaonik Monastery and the well of Glava Zete. The Municipality lies along the main route between Montenegro's two largest cities, Podgorica and Nikšić. Via villages, Danilovgrad forms part of a conurbation with Podgorica.

Local parliament

Parties and coalitionsSeatsGov't.
DPS19
DCGURA6
3
SNPDNPJKP2
NSD2
PCG1

Demographics

According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Danilovgrad had a population of 18,617,[2] with the following ethnic composition:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danilovgrad - About the City . 26 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Population of Montenegro by National, i.e. Ethnical Affiliation, Religion, Mother Tongue, and Language a Person Usually Speaks . monstat.org . 15 October 2024 . 26 October 2024.