Old Royal Capital Cetinje Explained

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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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]

Geography

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).

Municipal Parliament

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 / CoalitionSeatsLocal government
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
United Reform Action
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
LSCG - Old Guard
SD-LP

Demographics

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prijestonica Cetinje.
  2. http://www.mju.gov.me/biblioteka/direktorat_za_lokalnu_samoupravu/opstine Opštine