Danilovgrad Municipality

Danilovgrad Municipality Opština Danilovgrad
Municipality
Coat of arms
Danilovgrad Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Danilovgrad
Area
• Total	501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Postal code	81410
Area code	+382 20
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-07
Car plates	DG
Climate	Cfa
Website	danilovgrad.me

Danilovgrad Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The administrative center is the town of Danilovgrad. The municipality is located in the central region of Montenegro in the valley of Zeta river, sometimes called also the Bjelopavlići plain, after the name of the local tribe.

Tourism and location

Main tourist attraction within Danilovgrad municipality is Ostrog Monastery, famous orthodox pilgrimage site visited by believers from afar. It is located on an almost vertical cliff overseeing Bjelopavlići plain, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from Danilovgrad in the direction of Nikšić. Other notable points of interest are Ždrebaonik Monastery and well of Glava Zete. Municipality lies along the main route between Montenegro's two largest cities, Podgorica and Nikšić. Via villages, Danilovgrad forms part of a conurbation with Podgorica.

Local parliament

Parties and coalitions	Seats	Gov't.
DPS	19	Yes
DCG – URA	6	No
SD	3	Yes
SNP – DNP – JKP	2	No
NSD	2	No
PCG	1	No

Demographics

Town of Danilovgrad is the center of the Danilovgrad Municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 16,523.

Population of Danilovgrad:

• March 3, 1981 - 3,664
• March 3, 1991 - 4,409
• November 1, 2003 - 5,208

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

• Montenegrins (67.84%)
• Serbs (25.51%)

Gallery

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  World War II monument
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  Ostrog Monastery
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  Holy Trinity Church
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  Zeta river near Spuž