Budva Municipality


Budva Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The administrative center is Town of Budva. The municipality is located at the Adriatic coast in southwestern Montenegro.

Location and tourism

Budva municipality is located on the Budva Riviera region, 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. 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. During the 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 municipal seat Budva, Bečići, Miločer, Rafailovići, Sveti Stefan and Petrovac.

Local administration

The municipal parliament consists of 33 deputies elected directly for a four-year term. 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 Budva.
Party/coalitionSeatsGov't.
Democratic Party of Socialists12
Democratic Montenegro7
Democratic Front7
The Montenegrin3
Coalition SNP-DEMOS2
Coalition SDP-URA-LP1
Social Democrats1

Demographics

Town of Budva is the administrative centre of Budva municipality, municipality also includes the neighbouring towns of Bečići and Petrovac, and has a population of 19,218. The town of Budva itself has 13,338 inhabitants.
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