Mojkovac Municipality

Mojkovac Municipality Opština Mojkovac Општина Мојковац
Municipality
Coat of arms
Mojkovac Municipality in Montenegro
Country	Montenegro
Seat	Mojkovac
Area
• Total	367 km^2 (142 sq mi)
Postal code	84205
Area code	+382 50
ISO 3166-2 code	ME-11
Car plates	MK
Website	www.mojkovac.me

Mojkovac Municipality (Montenegrin and Serbian: Opština Mojkovac / Општина Мојковац) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northern Montenegro. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mojkovac.^[1]

Geography and location

The municipality of Mojkovac covers an area of 367 km² (142 sq mi) and according to the number of inhabitants (10 015 / 2003g) is among the smallest municipalities in Montenegro. Mojkovac is on the west bank of the Tara River, between the mountains of Bjelasica and Sinjajevina. The old mining village of Brskovo is nearby. Brskovo is one of the oldest mines in the region.

The territory of the municipality borders the municipalities of: Kolašin, Šavnik, Žabljak, Bijelo Polje and Berane. Mojkovac has a station on the Belgrade–Bar railway. It is also at the intersection of the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia (E65, E80), and the road leading towards Žabljak and Pljevlja.

Settlements

Local parliament

Party	Seats[2]	Gov't.
DPS–SD–LP	14	No
Democratic Montenegro	5	Yes
Democratic Front–SNP	8	Yes
Europe Now	2	Yes
United Reform Action	2	Yes
United Montenegro	1	Yes

Demographics

The town of Mojkovac is the administrative centre of the Mojkovac municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 10,066. The town of Mojkovac itself has 4,120 residents.^[3]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4] Montenegrins - 5,097 (59.12%) Serbs - 3,058 (35.47%) Others and unanswered: 467 (5,42%)

Language (2011 census): Serbian - 4,779 (55,43%) Montenegrin - 3,331 (38,63%) Other and unanswered: 512 (5,94%)

Gallery

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  Orthodox Church in the town of Mojkovac
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  Bjelasica mountain, Mojkovac municipality
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  Dobrilovina Monastery near the town of Mojkovac
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  Tara river, Mojkovac municipality

References

1. Opštine u Crnoj Gori, Ministarstvo javne uprave (MJU), Vlada Crne Gore
2. "Marković razbio opoziciju u Mojkovcu - Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
3. Stanovništvo Crne Gore prema polu, tipu naselja, nacionalnoj, odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti, vjeroispovijesti i maternjem jeziku po opštinama u Crnoj Gori
4. "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2011" (PDF). July 12, 2011.