List of Montenegro Municipalities and Capitals - Municipalities of Montenegro

Montenegro is divided into 23 municipalities or "opštine" in Montenegrin. The municipalities are:

Montenegro is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe bordered by Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, and the Adriatic Sea. The country is divided into 25 municipalities for local administration and governance. Podgorica is the national capital and also the largest city in Montenegro.

The country includes Adriatic coastline, rugged mountains, river canyons, lakes, forests, and historic medieval towns spread across the western Balkans. Different municipalities are known for tourism, shipping, agriculture, energy production, and cultural heritage.

Key Facts

• National capital: Podgorica
• Total population: 625,000 (Official estimate 2025)
• Total area: 13,812 km² (5,333 sq miles)
• Currency: Euro (€ , EUR)
• Bordering countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania
• Total Municipalities: 25
• Coastline: Adriatic Sea

List of Municipalities and Capitals of Montenegro

Total municipalities shown: 25 | Combined population: 625,000 | Combined area: 13,812 km²

Largest Municipalities by Area

• Nikšić - 797 sq mi (2,065 km²)
• Podgorica - 556 sq mi (1,441 km²)
• Pljevlja - 520 sq mi (1,346 km²)
• Bijelo Polje - 357 sq mi (924 km²)
• Cetinje - 351 sq mi (910 km²)
• Kolašin - 346 sq mi (897 km²)
• Plužine - 330 sq mi (854 km²)
• Berane - 277 sq mi (717 km²)

Most Populous Municipalities

• Podgorica - Population: 190,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Nikšić - Population: 67,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Bar - Population: 46,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Bijelo Polje - Population: 43,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Herceg Novi - Population: 31,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Berane - Population: 30,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Budva - Population: 27,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
• Pljevlja - Population: 27,000 (Official Estimate 2025)

Smallest Municipalities by Area

• Tivat - 18 sq mi (46 km²)
• Budva - 47 sq mi (122 km²)
• Gusinje - 61 sq mi (157 km²)
• Petnjica - 67 sq mi (173 km²)
• Herceg Novi - 91 sq mi (235 km²)
• Tuzi - 92 sq mi (238 km²)

Municipalities by Regional Grouping

• Adriatic Coast: Bar, Budva, Ulcinj
• Bay of Kotor: Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat
• Capital Region: Podgorica
• Central Highlands: Kolašin
• Central Montenegro: Danilovgrad, Zeta
• Eastern Highlands: Gusinje, Plav
• Eastern Montenegro: Rožaje
• Historic Highlands: Cetinje
• Mountain Region: Žabljak
• Northern Montenegro: Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac, Pljevlja
• Northeastern Montenegro: Andrijevica, Berane, Petnjica
• Southeastern Montenegro: Tuzi
• Western Highlands: Plužine, Šavnik
• Western Montenegro: Nikšić

Landlocked Municipalities

• Andrijevica
• Berane
• Bijelo Polje
• Cetinje
• Danilovgrad
• Gusinje
• Kolašin
• Mojkovac
• Nikšić
• Petnjica
• Plav
• Pljevlja
• Plužine
• Podgorica
• Rožaje
• Šavnik
• Tuzi
• Žabljak
• Zeta

Municipalities with Coastline

• Bar
• Budva
• Herceg Novi
• Kotor
• Tivat
• Ulcinj

Municipalities Sharing Borders with Other Countries

• Croatia: Herceg Novi
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nikšić, Plužine
• Serbia: Bijelo Polje, Pljevlja, Rožaje
• Kosovo: Andrijevica, Berane, Gusinje, Plav, Rožaje
• Albania: Bar, Podgorica, Tuzi, Ulcinj

Sources

• Statistical Office of Montenegro
• World Bank - Montenegro Data
• CIA World Factbook - Montenegro
• Encyclopaedia Britannica - Montenegro
• Government of Montenegro