Budva Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The administrative center is the town of Budva. The municipality is located at the Adriatic coast in southwestern Montenegro.[1]
Budva Municipality
Opština Budva Општина Будва | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Budva Municipality in Montenegro | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Seat | Budva |
| Area | |
• Total | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 27,445 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85310 |
| Area code | +382 33 |
| ISO 3166-2 code | ME-05 |
| Car plates | BD |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | budva.me |
Location and tourism
editThe Budva municipality is located on the Budva Riviera region, a 35 km (22 mi) long strip of the Adriatic coast surrounding the town of Budva in southwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Montenegrin Littoral geographical region. It is located roughly along the middle of the Montenegrin coast, and is a center for Montenegrin beach tourism. There are 12.5 km (7.8 mi) of beaches which lie along the Budva Riviera. Tourism is the main driver of the economy of Budva. It is a significant tourist destination on the eastern Adriatic, and by far the most popular destination in Montenegro. In 2013, Budva recorded 668,931 tourist visits, and 4,468,913 overnight stays, thus accounting for 44,8% of tourist visits to Montenegro, and 47,5% of its overnight stays.[2] The best known and most popular settlements along the Budva municipality are the municipal seat Budva, Bečići, Rafailovići, Sveti Stefan and Petrovac.
Local administration
editThe municipal parliament consists of 33 deputies elected directly for a four-year term. The Mayor of Budva is the head of the town and Municipality of Budva. He acts on behalf of the Town, and performs an executive function in the Municipality of Budva.
| Party/coalition | Seats | Gov't. |
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| DF – SNP – PCG | 19 | Yes |
| DPS – SD – LP | 7 | No |
| DCG | 4 | supp. |
| URA | 1 | Yes |
| SDP | 2 | No |
Demographics
editThe town of Budva is the administrative centre of the municipality, which also includes the neighbouring towns of Bečići and Petrovac. According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Budva had a population of 27,445.[3]
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References
edit- ^ Opštine Archived 2022-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
- ^ "Tourism statistics (2013)" (PDF).
- ^ "Population of Montenegro by National, i.e. Ethnical Affiliation, Religion, Mother Tongue, and Language a Person Usually Speaks" (PDF). monstat.org. Retrieved 25 October 2024.