Kotor Municipality

Kotor Municipality
Opština Kotor
Општина Котор
Municipality

Coat of arms

Kotor Municipality in Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°26′00″N 18°46′00″E / 42.4333°N 18.7667°E / 42.4333; 18.7667Coordinates: 42°26′00″N 18°46′00″E / 42.4333°N 18.7667°E / 42.4333; 18.7667
Country  Montenegro
Seat Kotor
Area[1]
 • Total 335 km2 (129 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 22,601
 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Area code(s) +382 32
Vehicle registration KO
Website www.kotor.me

Kotor Municipality (Montenegrin: Opština Kotor/Општина Котор) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. Its administrative center is Kotor. This municipality is located in the southwest part of Montenegro, and includes 56 recognized settlements[2] as well as the innermost portion of the Bay of Kotor.

Demographics

2011 census

The 2011 census recorded a total population of 22,601[3]. The inhabitants included Montenegrins, numbering 11,047 (48.88%); Serbs, numbering 6,910 (30.57%); Croats, numbering 1,553 (6.87%); with the rest belonging to other ethnic groups (1,145, 5.07%) or opting undeclared (1,946, 8.61%). By language, 38.46% spoke Montenegrin, while 42.37% spoke Serbian. Major religious affiliations included Eastern Orthodoxy (78.02%) and Roman Catholicism (11.76%).

References

  1. ↑ http://database.uom.me/municipal_profile_en.aspx?ID=59
  2. ↑ Census 2011 data - Settlements, Statistical Office of Montenegro
  3. ↑ http://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje%281%29.pdf
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