Mojkovac Municipality
Mojkovac Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northeastern region of Montenegro. Administrative center of the municipality is town of Mojkovac.[1]
Mojkovac Municipality Opština Mojkovac | |
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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 |
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) belongs among the smaller 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 with municipalities: Kolašin, Šavnik, Žabljak, Bijelo Polje and Berane. Mojkovac has a station on 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.
Local parliament
Party | Seats[2] | Gov't. |
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Democratic Party of Socialists | 18 | Yes |
Democratic Montenegro | 5 | No |
Democratic Front | 4 | No |
Socialist People's Party | 2 | No |
Social Democrats | 1 | Yes |
United Reform Action | 1 | No |
Demographics
Town of Mojkovac is administrative centre of Mojkovac municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 10,066. The town of Mojkovac itself has 4,120 citizens.[3]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]
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Gallery
- Orthodox Church in Town of Mojkovac
- Bjelasica mountain, Mojkovac municipality
- Dobrilovina Monastery near Town of Mojkovac
- Tara river, Mojkovac municipality
References
- Opštine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf
- "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011" (PDF). July 12, 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.