Podgorica
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This article is about the capital of Montenegro. For other uses, see Podgorica (disambiguation).
Podgorica (Подгорица, pronounced [pǒdɡoritsa]; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Historically, it was Podgorica's position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley that encouraged settlement. The surrounding landscape is predominantly mountainous terrain.
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Podgorica
Подгорица | |
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Petrović-Njegoš dynasty Royal Estate | |
Coordinates: 42°26′29″N 19°15′46″E | |
Country | Montenegro |
Municipality | Podgorica |
Founded | Before 11th century |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Assembly |
• Body | City Assembly of Podgorica |
• Mayor | Olivera Injac (PES!) |
• Deputy Mayors | Danilo Šaranović (DCG) Luka Rakčević (URA) |
• Assembly President | Jelena Borovinić Bojović [sr] (n-p; DF) |
• Ruling coalition | PES!–DF/PCG–DCG/ UCG/Demos–URA/Civis/SPP/SSR/DSS |
Area | |
• Capital city | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,441 km2 (556 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Rank | 1st in Montenegro |
• Urban | 173,024 |
• Rural | 13,803 |
• Metro | 186,827 |
Demonym(s) | Podgorician (Podgoričanin) (male) (Podgoričanka) (female) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code | 81 000 – 81 124 |
Area code | +382 20 |
License plate | PG |
Climate | Csa, Cfa |
Website | podgorica |
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