Podgorica
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Podgorica (/ˈpɒdɡəriːtsə/ POD-gorr-ee-tsə;[2] Serbie: Podgorica, Подгорица [pǒdgoritsa], lit. "unner the smaa hill"), is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Montenegro.
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Podgorica Подгорица | |
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Ceety | |
Coordinates: 42°28′N 19°16′E | |
Kintra | Montenegro |
Municipality | Podgorica |
Foondit | Afore 11t century |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Miomir Mugoša (DPS) |
Area | |
• Metro | 1441 km2 (556 sq mi) |
Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Ceety | 150,977 |
• Metro | 185,937 |
Demonym(s) | Podgoričani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal code | 81000 |
Area code(s) | +382 20 |
License plate | PG |
Website | http://podgorica.me/ |
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Podgorica's favourable poseetion at the confluence o the Ribnica an Morača rivers an the meetin pynt o the fertile Zeta Plain an Bjelopavlići Valley haes encouraged dounset. The ceety is close tae winter ski centres in the north an seaside resorts on the Adriatic Sea.
A census in 2003 put the ceety's population at 136,473. The Podgorica Municipality contains 10.4% o Montenegro's territory an 27.3% o its population. It is the administrative centre o Montenegro an its economic, cultural an educational focus.