Žabljak Municipality

Žabǉak Municipality

Opština Žabǉak
Општина Жабљак
Žabǉak Municipality Opština Žabǉak; Општина Жабљак
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Žabǉak Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Žabljak
Settlements	28
Area
• Total	445 km2 (172 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1
Postal code	84220
Area code	+382 52
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-21
Car plates	ŽB
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.zabljak.me

Žabǉak Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The administrative center is the small town of Žabǉak.^[1]

Location and tourism

Žabljak is the centre of Montenegro's mountain tourism. The entire area of Durmitor mountain is protected as a national park, and offers great possibilities for both winter and summer mountain tourism. The town of Žabljak is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain region and, with an altitude of 1,456 metres, is the highest situated town on the Balkans. Among the main tourist attractions of Durmitor are 18 glacier lakes; the biggest and closest to Žabljak being Crno jezero, (literally "Black Lake"). Durmitor's slopes are also becoming increasingly popular among snowboarders.

One problem hampering the development of Žabljak as a major regional mountain tourism destination is the lack of quality road infrastructure. The situation has been improving somewhat in recent years. Žabljak's main road connection with the rest of Montenegro is the road that links Žabljak with Mojkovac and the E65, the main road connection between the Montenegrin coast, Podgorica and the north. The other significant road connection is through Šavnik and Nikšić, on to Risan or Podgorica. Since 2010, with the reconstruction of the Risan-Žabljak road, the average trip from Žabljak to the Adriatic Sea is shortened to circa two hours. The town has an airport (Žabljak Airport) but the closest International Airport is Podgorica Airport some 170 km (110 mi) away, which has regular flights to European destinations.

Municipal parliament

The municipal parliament consists of 31 deputies elected directly for a four-year term (year 2019).

	Seats	Local government
DPS – SD	18 / 31	Government
DF – SNP	7 / 31	Opposition
DCG	6 / 31	Opposition

Demographics

The town of Žabljak is the administrative centre of the Žabljak municipality, which has a population of 2 941, according to the 2023 census. The town of Žabljak itself has a population of 1,937, and there are no other bigger settlements in the Municipality. According to the last national census of 2023, the Municipality is made up of the following ethnic groups; 52,64% of Serbs and 42,43% of Montenegrins, while 6.97% of the residents were of other origin or undeclared. By language 67,19% spoke Serbian, while 27,20% spoke Montenegrin. By religious affiliation, Eastern Orthodoxy was largely predominant with 96,63%.