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Nikšić Municipality

{{Short description|Municipality of Montenegro}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Nikšić Municipality

| native_name = Opština Nikšić
Општина Никшић

| native_name_lang = sh

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_shield = Niksic Coat-of-Arms.svg

| image_map = Nikšić in Montenegro (2018).svg

| map_caption = Nikšić Municipality in Montenegro

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Montenegro

| established_title =

| established_date =

| seat = Nikšić

| leader_party =

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| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 2065

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 66725

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_density_km2 = auto

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +382 40

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 81400

| blank1_name_sec1 = Car plates

| blank1_info_sec1 = NK

| blank_name_sec2 = ISO 3166-2 code

| blank_info_sec2 = ME-12

| website = {{URL|www.niksic.me}}

}}

Nikšić (Serbo-Croatian: Opština Nikšić / Општина Никшић) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in the central and northwestern region of Montenegro. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Nikšić.

Geography and location

Nikšić has the largest land area of any municipality in Montenegro (covering 15% of Montenegro), and includes 129 settlements. It was also the largest municipality by land area in Socialist Yugoslavia. The town of Nikšić is situated in north-central Montenegro. It is located at the centre of the spacious Nikšić Field (Nikšićko polje), a karst plain{{cite web|url=http://www.travelsradiate.com/europe/republic-of-montenegro/opstina-kotor/niksic/3194494|title=niksic|publisher=travelsradiate.com|access-date=2010-11-19|location=travelsradiate}} with an area of 48 km2, and an elevation of 640 m AMSL. The plain is surrounded by inhospitable rocky mountainous terrain, a typical landscape of western Montenegro. The town itself is located at the foot of the Trebjesa Hill.

The Zeta River originates in the Nikšić Field, and flows near the town of Nikšić, before it becomes a subterranean river south of the town. The river caused frequent flooding of the plain, until the construction of the Perućica Hydroelectric Power Plant in 1960. The construction of the power plant resulted in the creation of three large artificial lakes near the town—the Krupac, Slano and Vrtac Lakes.

Settlements

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Local administration

=City Assembly (2025–2029)=

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!Seats

!Local government

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| DPS

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| {{no|Opposition}}

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| ZBCG (NSD–DNP–RP)

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| PES

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| DCG

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| {{Yes|Government}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist People's Party of Montenegro}}" |

| SNP

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| {{Yes|Government}}

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| SD

| {{Composition bar|2|41|hex={{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}}}}

| {{no|Opposition}}

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| UCG

| {{Composition bar|1|41|hex={{party color|United Montenegro}}}}

| {{Yes|Government}}

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| SCG

| {{Composition bar|1|41|hex=#00008B}}

| {{Yes|Government}}

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|1948

|38359

|1953

|46589

|1961

|57399

|1971

|66815

|1981

|72299

|1991

|74706

|2003

|75282

|2011

|72443

|2023

|65705

|source={{cite web |title=Knjiga 9. "Uporedni pregled broja stanovnika 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991 i 2003 - Podaci po naseljima" |year=2005 |url=https://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis03/knjiga9cd.zip |publisher=MONSTAT}}{{cite web |title=2011 census: Population of Montenegro by sex, type of settlement, etnicity, religion and mother tongue, per municipalities |date=2011-07-12 |url=https://www.monstat.org/userfiles/file/popis2011/saopstenje/saopstenje(1).pdf |publisher=MONSTAT}}{{cite web |title=2023 census: Population of Montenegro by Sex and Age |url=https://www.monstat.org/uploads/files/popis%202021/saopstenja/SAOPSTENJE_Popis%20stanovnistva%202023%20I_ENG.pdf |date=2024-10-15 |publisher=MONSTAT}}

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The 2011 census recorded a total population of 72,443. The inhabitants were largely divided between Montenegrins, numbering 46,149 (63.70%), and Serbs, numbering 18,334 (25.31%), the rest belonging to other ethnic groups (3,114: 4.30%) or opting undeclared (4,846: 6.67%). By language, 43,75% spoke Montenegrin, while 42,44% spoke Serbian. By religious affiliation, Eastern Orthodoxy was predominant (91,38%).

The 2023 census recorded a total population of 65,705.

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{{bar percent|Montenegrins|red|59.46}}

{{bar percent|Serbs|darkblue|33.89}}

{{bar percent|Undeclared|gray|3.13}}

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Gallery

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File:Niksic v.jpg|Town of Nikšić

File:Trg Slobode NK.JPG|Freedom Square

File:Krupac (Nikšić) 01.jpg|Krupac Lake near Nikšić

File:SlanskoJezeroIslands.jpg|Lake Slansko near Nikšić

File:Niksic le pont du Tsar P1010092mod.jpg|Tsar's Bridge, Zeta river

File:Zupa Niksicka wikipedia.jpg|Župa Nikšićka Valley

File:Kapetanovo Jezero - panoramio (2).jpg|Kapetan Lake

File:Kesli katuni Bijela gora Montenegro.JPG|Bijela Gora

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