Andrijevica Municipality

Andrijevica Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The center is Town of Andrijevica. Its territory is outspread on 340 km2 and it is surrounded by massives of mountains Komovi, Bjelasica and Prokletije in northeastern Montenegro.

Andrijevica Municipality Opština Andrijevica
Municipality
Coat of arms
Andrijevica Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Andrijevica
Area [1]
• Total	283 km^2 (109 sq mi)
Elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	4,585
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	+382 51
ISO 3166 code	ME-01
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.andrijevica.me

Geography and tourism

Andrijevica is surrounded by the mountains of Komovi, Bjelasica and Prokletije, situated on a terrace 40m above river Lim. Tourist activities in the area includes mountaineering (alpinism, hiking), biking, rafting, sports (soccer, basketball), fishing, etc. Main tourist attraction is mountain Komovi (2461 m). This mountain can be accessed by a car in less than 45 minutes, by the mountainous Andrijevica-Mateševo road. Andrijevica is connected with rest of Montenegro by two-laned motorways. Local roads connect Andrijevica with Berane and Kolašin (both around 30 km (19 mi) away), where local roads merge with E65/E80 road, which is main road connection of Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia. Andrijevica is on the corridor of the future Bar-Boljare motorway. Podgorica Airport is around 120 km (75 mi) away, and has regular flights to major European destinations.

Administration

The municipal parliament consists of 31 deputies elected directly for a five-year term. Following the last local election, the ruling DPS has an absolute majority with 20 deputies.

Party	Seats	Gov't?
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)	20	Yes
Democratic Front (DF)	5	No
Socialist People's Party (SNP)	5	No
Social Democrats (SD)	1	Yes

Demographics

Andrijevica Municipality in 2011 had a population of 5,071.[2]

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1948 10,067 —     1953 10,327 +2.6% 1961 9,792 −5.2% 1971 8,966 −8.4% 1981 7,712 −14.0% 1991 6,696 −13.2% 2003 5,785 −13.6% 2011 5,071 −12.3%

Andrijevica (2003) Serbs   69.61% Montenegrins   25.13% Others   5.25% Andrijevica (2011)[3] Serbs   61.86% Montenegrins   32.46% Others   5.68%

Gallery

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  World War II memorial in Andrijevica
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  Vasojevići Eastern Orthodox Church
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  Komovi Mounthain, Andrijevica Municipality
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  Market in the town of Andrijevica, 1903

References

1. http://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=51
2. http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf
3. "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011" (PDF). July 12, 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.