Šavnik Municipality
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| Šavnik Municipality Opština Šavnik | |
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| Country | Montenegro |
| Seat | Šavnik |
| Area code(s) | +382 40 |
Šavnik Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The center is Šavnik.
Population
Šavnik is administrative centre of Šavnik municipality, which has 2,947 residents. The town of Šavnik itself has a population of 570. Religious buildings include Podmalinsko Monastery of Serbian Orthodox Church which is believed to be built by Stephen Uroš I of Serbia around 1252.
Šavnik municipality has the smallest population of all municipalities of Montenegro. The town of Šavnik is also the capital of municipality in Montenegro with fewest residents.
Population of Šavnik:
- March 3, 1981 - 633
- March 3, 1991 - 821
- November 1, 2003 - 570
Ethnic groups (official numbers of 2003 census):
- Montenegrins - 336
- Serbs - 171
- Others - 63
- Total - 570
Population of Municipality Šavnik (2003 census):
- Serbs - 1,398 (47.44%)
- Montenegrins - 1,380 (46.83%)
- Yugoslavs - 16 (0.54%)
- Others - 153 (5.19%)
- Total - 2,947
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