Andrijevica Municipality | |
Native Name: | Opština Andrijevica Општина Андријевица |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Montenegro |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | Andrijevica |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 283 |
Elevation M: | 740 |
Population Total: | 3910 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Area Code: | +382 51 |
Iso Code: | ME-01 |
Registration Plate: | AN |
Parts: | 24 |
Parts Type: | Settlements |
Population Urban: | 1048 |
Population Rural: | 4023 |
The Andrijevica Municipality is located in northern Montenegro. Its center is the town of Andrijevica and its territory, which covers an area of 340 km2, is surrounded by the Komovi, Bjelasica and Accursed Mountains ranges. In 2023, the Andrijevica Municipality had a population of 3,910.
Andrijevica is surrounded by the mountains of Komovi, Bjelasica and Accursed Mountains, situated on a terrace 40 m above the river Lim. Tourist activities in the area includes mountaineering (alpinism, hiking), biking, rafting, team sports (soccer, basketball), fishing, etc. The 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 the rest of Montenegro by two-laned motorways. Local roads connect Andrijevica with Berane and Kolašin (both around 30km (20miles) away), where local roads merge with the E65/E80 road, which is the 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 120km (80miles) away, and has regular flights to major European destinations.
The municipal parliament consists of 30 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
Party / Coalition | Seats | Local government | |
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DPS | |||
SNP | |||
According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Andrijevica had a population of 3,910.[2]