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{{short description|Municipality of Montenegro}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                            = Berane Municipality
| seat                            = [[Berane]]
| native_name                     = {{lang|cnr-Latn|Opština Berane}}<br>{{lang|cnr-Cyrl|Општина Беране}}
| settlement_type                 = [[Municipalities of Montenegro|Municipality]]
| image_shield                    = FinalniGrbBerane1.png
| image_map                       = Berane in Montenegro (2018).svg
| map_caption                     = Berane Municipality in Montenegro
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = [[Montenegro]]
| unit_pref                       = Metric
<!-- square kilometers -->| area_total_km2                  = 544
| population_total                = 24,645
| population_as_of                = 2023
| population_density_km2          = auto
| timezone                        = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset                      = +1
| timezone_DST                    = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = +2
| postal_code_type                = [[List of postal codes in Montenegro|Postal code]]
| postal_code                     = 84300
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbers in Montenegro|Area code]]
| area_code                       = +382 51
| blank_name_sec1                 = [[ISO 3166-2:ME|ISO 3166-2 code]]
| blank_info_sec1                 = ME-03
| blank1_name_sec1                = [[Vehicle registration plates of Montenegro|Car plates]]
| blank1_info_sec1                = BA
| blank_name_sec2                 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2                 = [[Oceanic climate|Cfb]]
| website                         = [http://www.berane.me/ berane.me]
| official_name                   = 
}}
'''Berane Municipality''' ({{lang-cnr-Latn-Cyrl|Opština Berane|Општина Беране}}) is one of the [[municipalities of Montenegro|municipalities]] in [[Northern Montenegro]]. Its center is the town of [[Berane]] and until 2013, it covered an area of 544&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. In 2013, however, the [[Petnjica Municipality]] was formed out of the eastern part of the Berane Municipality.<ref>[http://www.mju.gov.me/biblioteka/direktorat_za_lokalnu_samoupravu/opstine Opštine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122200335/https://www.mju.gov.me/biblioteka/direktorat_za_lokalnu_samoupravu/opstine |date=2022-01-22 }}, MJU, Vlada Crne Gore</ref> In 2023, the population of the Berane Municipality was 24,645.

==Geography and location==
Berane is located in the northeastern part of Montenegro, in the [[Lim (river)|Lim River]] valley region between the peaks of [[Bjelasica]] in the west, Cmiljevica in the east, Tivran gorge in the north, being part of the [[Sandžak]] region. Berane has a very favorable geographical position, since it is connected by the main road to [[Serbia]], via [[Rožaje Municipality|Rožaje]], and [[Kosovo]], via Chakor. The Lim valley is also connected by the main road to the southern part of Serbia and the southeastern part of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].

===City Assembly (2024–2028)===
The municipal parliament consists of 34 deputies elected directly for a four-year term.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!colspan=2|Party / Coalition
!Seats
!Local government
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|For the Future of Montenegro (2023)}}" |
| [[For the Future of Montenegro|ZBCG (NSD–DNP)]]
| {{Composition bar|7|34|hex={{party color|For the Future of Montenegro (2023)}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #FBD455" |
| [[Europe Now|PES]]
| {{Composition bar|6|34|hex=#FBD455}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist People's Party of Montenegro}}" |
| [[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|SNP]]
| {{Composition bar|6|34|hex={{party color|Socialist People's Party of Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}" |
| [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]] 
| {{Composition bar|5|34|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Montenegro}}" |
| [[Democratic Montenegro|DCG]] 
| {{Composition bar|4|34|hex={{party color|Democratic Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: gray " |
| ZŠVB
| {{Composition bar|2|34|hex=gray}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: green" |
| [[Bosniak Party|BS]]
| {{Composition bar|2|34|hex=green}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: #00008B" |
| [[Vladislav Dajković|SCG]]
| {{Composition bar|1|34|hex=#00008B}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|United Montenegro}}" |
| [[United Montenegro|UCG]]
| {{Composition bar|1|34|hex={{party color|United Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|}

== Demographics ==
According to the 2023 census, the municipality of Berane had a population of 24,645,<ref name="monstat">{{cite web |url=https://www.monstat.org/uploads/files/popis%202021/saopstenja/SAOPSTENJE_Popis%20stanovnistva%202023%20II_ENG.pdf |title=Population of Montenegro by National, i.e. Ethnical Affiliation, Religion, Mother Tongue, and Language a Person Usually Speaks |website=monstat.org |date=15 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref> with the following ethnic composition:
{{bar box
| width = 300px
| title = Berane (2023)<ref name="monstat" />
| titlebar = #ddd
| bars = 
{{bar percent|Serbs|darkblue|59.82}}
{{bar percent|Montenegrins|red|26.57}}
{{bar percent|Bosniaks|green|4.48}}
{{bar percent|Others|gray|9.13}}
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Beranski korzo.jpg|Town of [[Berane]]
File:Berane manastir.jpg|[[Đurđevi Stupovi, Montenegro|Đurđevi Stupovi]]
File:Berane Lim.jpg|Beach at the [[Lim (river)|Lim river]]
File:Pešića jezero.jpg|Lake Pešića, [[Bjelasica]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Petnjica Municipality]], part of the Berane Municipality until 2013.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Geographic Location
| Northwest = [[Mojkovac Municipality]]
| North = [[Bijelo Polje Municipality]]
| Northeast = [[Serbia]]
| West = [[Kolašin Municipality]]
| Center = Berane Municipality
| East = [[Rožaje Municipality]]
| Southwest = [[Andrijevica Municipality]]
| South = [[Plav Municipality]]
| Southeast = [[Serbia]]
}}

{{Municipalities of Montenegro}}

{{Authority control}}

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