Danilovgrad Municipality

Danilovgrad Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The administrative center is town of Danilovgrad. The municipality is located in the central region of Montenegro in the valley of Zeta river, sometimes called also the Bjelopavlići plain, after the name of the local tribe.[1]

Danilovgrad Municipality

Opština Danilovgrad
Municipality
Coat of arms
Danilovgrad Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatDanilovgrad
Area
 • Total501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Postal code
81410
Area code+382 20
ISO 3166-2 codeME-07
Car platesDG
ClimateCfa
Websitedanilovgrad.me

Tourism and location

Main tourist attraction within Danilovgrad municipality is Ostrog Monastery, famous orthodox pilgrimage site visited by believers from afar. It is located on an almost vertical cliff overseeing Bjelopavlići plain, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from Danilovgrad in the direction of Nikšić. Other notable points of interest are Ždrebaonik Monastery and well of Glava Zete. 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 coalitions Seats Gov't.
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) 19 Yes
Democrats and URA Coalition 6 No
Social Democrats (SD) 3 Yes
SNP - DNP - JKP Coalition 2 No
New Serb Democracy (NSD) 2 No
True Montenegro (PCG) 1 No

Demographics

Town of Danilovgrad is the center of the Danilovgrad Municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 16,523.[2]

References
  1. Opštine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
  2. Popis 2011, MONSTAT (2011)
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