Old Royal Capital Cetinje | |
Native Name: | {{lang|cnr-Latn|Prijestonica Cetinje |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Montenegro |
Seat: | Cetinje |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 910 |
Population Total: | 16,757 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +382 41 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 81250 |
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Blank1 Name Sec1: | Car plates |
Blank Info Sec1: | ME-06 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Cfb |
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Website: | www.cetinje.me |
Old Royal Capital Cetinje (Montenegrin: Prijestonica Cetinje / Пријестоница Цетиње) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. It has the status of the Old Royal Capital ({{lang|cnr-Latn|Prijestonica), which is also translated in English as "Royal Town".[1]
The seat of the municipality is the town of Cetinje. The municipality is located at the central and southwestern region of Montenegro.[2]
Cetinje is situated in the karst field (Cetinje field) of about 7 km2, with average height above sea level of 671m. It is 12km (07miles) of airline far from Adriatic Sea and 15km (09miles) from Skadar Lake. It is on the main road to Podgorica-Cetinje-Budva, which makes it open to the inside of Montenegro and Montenegrin coast. Mount Lovćen rises from the borders of the Adriatic basin, closing the long and twisting bays of Bay of Kotor and making the hinterland to the coastal town of Kotor. The mountain has two imposing peaks, Štirovnik; 1,749m (5,738ft) and Jezerski vrh; 1,657m (5,436ft).
Skupština Prijestonice Cetinje is the Parliament of Old Royal Capital Cetinje. Local parliament is made up of 33 deputies, or odbornici (councillors) in Montenegrin. It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Predsjednik Skupštine (President of Parliament).
Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | ||
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Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro | ||||
United Reform Action | ||||
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | ||||
LSCG - Old Guard | ||||
SD-LP |
According to the 2011 census, in the territory of The Old Royal Capital Cetinje live 16,757 inhabitants, or 2.7% of the population of Montenegro. 13,991 of those inhabitants live in n the town of Cetinje. According to the number of inhabitants, Cetinje is one of the medium units of local government in Montenegro.