| City municipality of Novi Sad | |
| Native Name: | Градска општина Нови Сад Gradska opština Novi Sad |
| Native Name Lang: | sr |
| Settlement Type: | Former City municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Serbia Novi Sad#Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Serbia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vojvodina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Bačka |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Novi Sad |
| Subdivision Type4: | Settlements |
| Subdivision Name4: | 11 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Established |
| Subdivision Name5: | 2002 |
| Subdivision Type6: | Abolished |
| Subdivision Name6: | 2019 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 163.89 |
| Area Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
| Area Blank2 Km2: | 612.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 250439 |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
| Population Blank2: | 307760 |
| Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 45.25°N 70°W |
The City municipality of Novi Sad (Serbian: Градска општина Нови Сад|Gradska opština Novi Sad) was one of two city municipalities which formerly constituted the City of Novi Sad from 2002 to 2019. The city statute adopted in 2019 abolished both of Novi Sad's city municipalities.[2] According to the 2011 census results, the municipality had a population of 307,760 inhabitants, while the urban area had 250,439 inhabitants.
There were names in several languages that could be used for this municipality: sr|Градска општина Нови Сад|'Gradska opština Novi Sad; hu|Újvidék városi község; sk|Mestská Obec Nový Sad; rue|Городска Oпштина Нови Сад .
See also: Politics of Novi Sad. When the 2002 statute of the city of Novi Sad came into effect, Novi Sad was divided into two city municipalities, Petrovaradin and Novi Sad. From 1989 until 2002, the name Municipality of Novi Sad meant the whole territory of the present-day city of Novi Sad.
The city municipalities of Novi Sad were established in 2002 solely to allow Novi Sad to get city status under the then-standing law. Under the new Constitution of Serbia (from November 2006), a city doesn't have to be divided into municipalities to get city status. Therefore by a new city statute adopted in 2019, both of the city municipalities were abolished, and Novi Sad's city government now runs the whole city.
The City Municipality of Novi Sad was situated in the southern part of the Bačka region. The total area of City of Novi Sad was 699 km², and the area of the city municipality was 671.8 km². The municipality laid in one of the southern lowest parts of the Pannonian Plain. Alluvial plains along Danube are well-formed, especially on the left bank, in some parts 10 km from the river. A large part of Novi Sad municipality was on a river terrace with elevation of 80-83 m.
The city municipality included 11 settlements:
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the territory of the former Novi Sad municipality was 307,760, of whom 241,789 (78.56%) were ethnic Serbs.
There is a Serbian Orthodox Kovilj Monastery in the former municipality. It is situated near the village of Kovilj. The monastery was reconstructed in 1705-1707. According to legend, the monastery was founded by the first Serb archbishop Saint Sava in the 13th century.