Budva Municipality () is a municipality of Montenegro. The administrative center is the town of Budva. The municipality is located at the Adriatic coast in southwestern Montenegro.Opštine , MJU, Vlada Crne Gore With a population of 27,445, it is the 6th most populous out of the country's 25 municipalities.
Geography The Budva municipality is located on the Budva Riviera region, a long strip of the Adriatic coast surrounding the town of Budva in southwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Montenegrin Littoral geographical region. It is located roughly along the middle of the Montenegrin coast, and is a center for Montenegrin beach tourism. There are of beaches which lie along the Budva Riviera.
Settlements The municipality has 33 settlements:
Bečići Blizikuće Boreti Brajići Brda Budva Buljarica Čami Do Čelobrdo Čučuke Đenaši Drobnići Ilino Brdo Kaluđerac Katun Reževići Krstac Kuljače Lapčići Markovići Novoselje Petrovac Pobori Podbabac Podostrog Prijevor Pržno Rađenovići Rijeka Reževići Stanišići Sveti Stefan Tudorovići Viti Do Žukovica
Government The municipal parliament consists of 33 deputies elected directly for a four-year term. The Mayor of Budva is the head of the town and Municipality of Budva. He acts on behalf of the Town, and performs an executive function in the Municipality of Budva. City Assembly (2024–2028) Party/CoalitionSeatsLocal government BND DPS ZBCG (NSD–DNP) DCG SDP PzG SNP PES URA NB
Demographics
The town of Budva is the administrative centre of the municipality, which also includes the neighbouring towns of Bečići and Petrovac. According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Budva had a population of 27,445.
Ethnicity in 2023: 9,822 Serbs (35.79%) 9,774 Montenegrins (35.61%) 3,738 Russians (13.62%) 1,029 Ukrainians (3.75%) 345 Turks (1.26%) 224 Belarusians (0.82%) 144 Croats (0.52%) 2,369 Others (8.63%)
Religion in 2023: 23,124 - Orthodox (84.26%) 1,124 - Muslims (4.10%) 446 - Catholics (1.63%) 369 - Other Christians (1.34%) 238 - Others (0.87%) 1,324 - Atheists (4.82%) 820 - Undeclared (2.99%)
Tourism Tourism is the main driver of the economy of Budva. It is a significant tourist destination on the eastern Adriatic, and by far the most popular destination in Montenegro. In 2013, Budva recorded 668,931 tourist visits, and 4,468,913 overnight stays, thus accounting for 44.8% of tourist visits to Montenegro, and 47.5% of its overnight stays. The best known and most popular settlements along the Budva municipality are the municipal seat Budva, Bečići, Rafailovići, Sveti Stefan and Petrovac.
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