Andrijevica Municipality Explained

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.

Geography and tourism

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.

Municipal parliament 2024–2028

The municipal parliament consists of 30 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.

Party / CoalitionSeatsLocal government
DPS
SNP

Demographics

According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Andrijevica had a population of 3,910.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=51 Municipal Profile
  2. Web site: Population of Montenegro by National, i.e. Ethnical Affiliation, Religion, Mother Tongue, and Language a Person Usually Speaks . monstat.org . 15 October 2024 . 25 October 2024.