Summary
Herceg Novi Municipality is one of the municipalities in southwestern Montenegro region. The administrative center is Herceg Novi.[2]
Herceg Novi Municipality
Општина Херцег Нови | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Herceg Novi Municipality in Montenegro | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Seat | Herceg Novi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 235 km2 (91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,864 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 85340 |
| Area code | +382 31 |
| ISO 3166-2 code | ME-08 |
| Car plates | HN |
| Website | hercegnovi.me |
Location and tourism edit
The Herceg Novi municipality stretches from Prevlaka to the Verige strait. An almost unbroken string of towns lie along this strip of coast, these include Prevlaka, Igalo, Herceg Novi, Baošići, Đenovići, Meljine, Zelenika, Sutorina and Bijela. Municipality is located at Adriatic coast in southwestern Montenegro, at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. Herceg Novi is one of the major tourist destinations in Montenegro. It is well known as a spa and health center; nearby Igalo has an abundance of healing sea mud called "igaljsko blato" (Igalo mud) and mineral springs called "igaljske slatine" (Igalo springs). The most famous tourist attractions in Herceg Novi are castle Forte Mare built in 1382, a clock tower built by Austrians in the 19th century, the Kanli tower built by Turks, and the Serbian orthodox church of St. Michael Archangel in central Belavista Square. Whilst the city itself is not a major destination for sunbathing, with no long sandy beaches along the rest of the Bay of Kotor, many beaches are reachable by boat. Popular Luštica peninsula beach sites include Žanjic, Mirište and Rose.
Local Assembly edit
| Party / Coalition | Seats[3] | Gov't |
|---|---|---|
| DCG – DEMOS | 10 |
Yes |
| DPS – SD | 8 |
No |
| DF – SNP | 7 |
Yes |
| NL | 7 |
Yes |
| URA | 2 |
Yes |
| PCG | 1 |
Yes |
Demographics edit
The town of Herceg Novi is the administrative centre of the municipality. The municipality also includes the neighbouring towns of Igalo, Zelenika and Bijela, and has a population of 19,218 (2011 census). The town of Herceg Novi itself has 13,338 inhabitants.[4]
| Ethnicity | 2011[5] | 2003[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Albanians | 41(0.13%) |
25(0.08%)
|
| Croat | 662(2.15%) |
798(2.42%)
|
| Montenegrins | 10,395(33.68%) |
9,447(28.80%)
|
| Muslims | 283(0.92%) |
299(0.91%)
|
| Serbs | 15,260(48.89%) |
17,470(52.89%)
|
| Yugoslavs | 157(0.51%) |
270(0.82%)
|
| Undeclared | 2,908(9.42%) |
2,746(8.31%)
|
| Others | 1,158(3.75%) |
1,979(5.99%)
|
| Total | 30,864 | 33,034 |
Gallery edit
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Town of Herceg Novi -
Beach in Herceg Novi -
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Miriste beach, Luštica -
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Town of Kamenari -
Town of Igalo -
Herceg Novi Tower
References edit
- ^ http://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=69
- ^ Opštine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
- ^ Demokrate osvojile 10 mandata, DPS-SD osam, ZBHN i Novska lista po 7, URA dva mandata, Vijesti, 9 May 2021
- ^ "Montenegrin 2011 census". Monstat. 2011.
- ^ "Results of the 2011 Census of Herceg-Novi". Herceg Novi municipality. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Nacionalna ili etnicka pripadnost – Podaci po naseljima i opstinama" [National or ethnic affiliation – Data by settlements and municipalities] (compressed PDF). Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2003. Zavod za statistiku Republike Crne Gore. September 2004.