Mojkovac Municipality
Mojkovac Municipality
Opština Mojkovac Општина Мојковац | |
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Mojkovac Municipality in Montenegro | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Seat | Mojkovac |
| Area | |
• Total | 367 km2 (142 sq mi) |
| Postal code | 84205 |
| Area code | +382 50 |
| ISO 3166-2 code | ME-11 |
| Car plates | MK |
| Website | www |
Mojkovac Municipality (Montenegrin: Opština Mojkovac / Општина Мојковац) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mojkovac.[1]
Geography and location
The municipality of Mojkovac covers an area of 367 km2 (142 sq mi) and according to the number of inhabitants (10 015 / 2003g) is among the smallest municipalities in Montenegro. Mojkovac is on the west bank of the Tara River, between the mountains of Bjelasica and Sinjajevina. The old mining village of Brskovo is nearby. Brskovo is one of the oldest mines in the region.
The territory of the municipality borders the municipalities of: Kolašin, Šavnik, Žabljak, Bijelo Polje and Berane. Mojkovac has a station on the Belgrade–Bar railway. It is also at the intersection of the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia (E65, E80), and the road leading towards Žabljak and Pljevlja.
Settlements
City Assembly (2021–2025)
The municipal parliament consists of 31 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
| Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | |
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| DPS | 13 / 31
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| ZBCG (NSD–DNP) | 4 / 31
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| DCG | 4 / 31
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| SNP | 3 / 31
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| PES | 2 / 31
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| URA | 2 / 31
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| UCG | 1 / 31
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| PzP | 1 / 31
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| SD | 1 / 31
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Demographics
The town of Mojkovac is the administrative centre of the Mojkovac municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 10,066. The town of Mojkovac itself has 4,120 residents.[2]
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Gallery
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Orthodox Church in the town of Mojkovac
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Bjelasica mountain, Mojkovac municipality
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Dobrilovina Monastery near the town of Mojkovac
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Tara river, Mojkovac municipality
References
- ^ Opštine u Crnoj Gori, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
- ^ Stanovništvo Crne Gore prema polu, tipu naselja, nacionalnoj, odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti, vjeroispovijesti i maternjem jeziku po opštinama u Crnoj Gori
- ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011" (PDF). July 12, 2011.