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Municipality in Montenegro
Budva Municipality Opština Budva
Општина Будва
Municipality
Coat of arms of Budva MunicipalityCoat of arms
Budva Municipality in MontenegroBudva Municipality in Montenegro
CountryMontenegro
SeatBudva
Area
 • Total122 km (47 sq mi)
Population
 • Total27,445
 • Density220/km (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code85310
Area code+382 33
ISO 3166-2 codeME-05
Car platesBD
ClimateCsa
Websitebudva.me

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.

Location and tourism

The 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. The best known and most popular settlements along the Budva municipality are the municipal seat Budva, Bečići, Rafailovići, Sveti Stefan and Petrovac.

Local administration

The 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.
DF – SNP – PCG 19 Yes
DPS – SD – LP 7 No
DCG 4 supp.
URA 1 Yes
SDP 2 No

Demographics

The 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.

Ethnicity in 2023:

Religion in 2023:

  • 23,124 - Orthodox (84.26%)
  • 1,124 - Muslims (4.10%)
  • 446 - Catholics (1.63%)
  • 369 - Other Christians (1.34%)
  • 238 - Others (0.87%)
  • 1,324 - Atheists (4.82%)
  • 820 - Undeclared (2.99%)

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References

  1. Opštine Archived 2022-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore
  2. "Tourism statistics (2013)" (PDF).
  3. "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.
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