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Berane Municipality
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Berane Municipality (Montenegrin: Opština Berane, Општина Беране) is one of the municipalities in Northern Montenegro. Its center is the town of Berane and until 2013, it covered an area of 544 km2. In 2013, however, the Petnjica Municipality was formed out of the eastern part of the Berane Municipality.[1] In 2023, the population of the Berane Municipality was 24,645.

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Geography and location

Berane is located in the northeastern part of Montenegro, in the Lim River valley region between the peaks of Bjelasica in the west, Cmiljevica in the east, Tivran gorge in the north, being part of the Sandžak region. Berane has a very favorable geographical position, since it is connected by the main road to Serbia, via Rožaje, and Kosovo, via Chakor. The Lim valley is also connected by the main road to the southern part of Serbia and the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

City Assembly (2024–2028)

The municipal parliament consists of 34 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.

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Demographics

According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Berane had a population of 24,645,[2] with the following ethnic composition:

Berane (2023)[2]
Serbs
59.82%
Montenegrins
26.57%
Bosniaks
4.48%
Others
9.13%
Berane (2023)[2]
Eastern Orthodox
82.71%
Islam
15.01%
Roman Catholic
0.25%
Others
2.03%

See also

References

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