Šavnik

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Šavnik
Шавник

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Coordinates

42.95° N 19.10° E

Mayor

Velimir Perišić (DPS - SDP)

Municipality area

553 km²

Population (2003 census)
- city
- municipality
- density

570
2,947
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Time zone
- Standard
- Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)

Founded

Area code

+382 83

Car plates

Official Website

http://www.savnik.cg.yu/

Šavnik (Cyrillic: Шавник) is a small town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 570 (2003 census).

Šavnik is the centre of Šavnik municipality (population 2,947) and unofficial centre of Drobnjaci region, home of the Drobnjaci tribe.

1 History
2 Population
3 Transport
4 See also

[edit] History

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[edit] Population

Šavnik is administrative centre of Šavnik municipality, which has 2,947 residents. The town of Šavnik itself has a population of 570.

Šavnik municipality has the smallest population of all Montenegrin municipalities. The town of Šavnik is also the capital of municipality in Montenegro with fewest residents.

Population of Šavnik:

March 03, 1981 - 633
March 03, 1991 - 821
November 1, 2003 - 570

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

Montenegrins (93.01%)
Serbs (13.28%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Serbs(47.44%)
Montenegrins (46.83%)

[edit] Transport

Šavnik is situated on a regional road halfway between Nikšić and Žabljak, and it is its only link with the rest of Montenegro.

[edit] See also

Administrative divisions of Montenegro

Municipalities of Montenegro	Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg
Andrijevica \| Bar \| Berane \| Bijelo Polje \| Budva \| Cetinje \| Danilovgrad \| Herceg-Novi \| Kolašin \| Kotor \| Mojkovac \| Nikšić \| Plav \| Pljevlja \| Plužine \| Podgorica \| Rožaje \| Šavnik \| Tivat \| Ulcinj \| Žabljak