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{{Short description|Province in Yugoslavia between 1929–1941}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name            = ''Zetska banovina''<br />Зетска бановина
|conventional_long_name = Zetska Banovina
|common_name            = Zetska Banovina
|subdivision            = [[Subdivisions of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Banovina]]
|nation                 = the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]
|title_deputy           = Ban of Zeta
|deputy1                = [[Krsta Smiljanić]] (first)
|year_deputy1           = 1929-1931
|deputy2                = [[Blažo Đukanović]] (last)
|year_deputy2           = 1941
|government_type        = [[Devolution|Devolved]] autonomous [[Ban (title)|banate]]
|title_leader           = [[Monarchy of Yugoslavia|Monarch]]
|leader1                = [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander I]]
|year_leader1           = 1929–1934
|leader2                = [[Peter II of Yugoslavia|Peter II]]
|year_leader2           = 1934–1941
|era                    = Interwar period
|s1                     = Banovina of Croatia
|flag_s1                = Civil Flag of Banovina of Croatia.svg
|s2                     = Governorate of Montenegro
|flag_s2                = Flag of Montenegro (1905–1918, 1941–1944).svg
|s3                     = Independent State of Croatia
|flag_s3                = Flag of Croatia (1941–1945).svg
|s4                     = German-occupied Serbia
|flag_s4                = Flag of Nazi Germany.svg
|s5                     = Italian protectorate of Albania (1939–1943){{!}}Kingdom of Albania
|flag_s5                = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg
|year_start             = 1929
|date_start             = 3 October
|event_start            = Established
|event_end              = [[Invasion of Yugoslavia]]
|year_end               = 1941
|date_end               = 17 April
| event1                = [[1931 Yugoslav Constitution]]
| date_event1           = 3 September 1931
| image_coat             = Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (small).svg
| image_flag             = Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (state).svg 
|image_map              = Locator map Zeta Banovina in Yugoslavia 1929-1939.svg
|image_map_caption      = Location of Zeta Banovina (red) within the<br /> Kingdom of Yugoslavia (light yellow)
|capital                = [[Cetinje]] 
|stat_area1             = 30997
|stat_pop1              = 925,516
|stat_year1             = 1931
|category               = 
|today                  = [[Montenegro]]<br />[[Kosovo]]<br />[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<br />[[Serbia]]<br />[[Croatia]]
|footnotes              = 
}}
[[Image:Zetska banovina01.png|thumb|270px|Map of Zeta Banovina]]
The '''Zeta Banovina''' ({{lang-sh-Latn-Cyrl|separator=" / "|Zetska banovina|Зетска бановина}}), was a province ([[Banovinas of Yugoslavia|banovina]]) of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of all of present-day [[Montenegro]] as well as adjacent parts of [[Central Serbia]], [[Croatia]], [[Kosovo]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. It was named after the [[Zeta River]] which also gave its name to the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] state of [[Zeta (state)|Zeta]] that roughly corresponds to modern-day Montenegro. The capital of Banovina was [[Cetinje]].

==Borders==
According to the 1931 [[Constitution]] of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 
{{blockquote|The Zeta Banovina is bounded on the north by the southern boundaries of the [[Littoral Banovina|Littoral]] and [[Drina Banovina]]s ... as far as the intersection of the boundaries of the three districts of Dragačevo, [[Žiča]] and [[Studenica monastery|Studenica]]. From this point and as far as the national frontier with [[Albania]], the boundary of this Banovina follows the eastern boundaries of the districts of Studenica, [[Deževa]], [[Kosovska Mitrovica|Mitrovica]], [[Drenica]] and [[Drin River|Drin]], including all these districts. Then the boundary coincides, up to the [[Adriatic Sea]], with the Yugoslav-Albanian State frontier.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}}}

==History==
In 1939, predominantly [[Catholic]] areas of the Zeta Banovina from the [[Konavle]] to [[Pelješac]] including [[Dubrovnik]] were merged with a new [[Banovina of Croatia]].

===World War II===
In 1941, the [[World War II]] [[Axis Powers]] occupied the remaining area of the Zeta Banovina. A small area around the [[Gulf of Kotor]] was annexed by [[Kingdom of Italy|Fascist Italy]] while much of the rest was joined with Italian-occupied Montenegro and Albania. Eastern areas were made part of [[Nazi Germany|German]]-occupied Serbia and western areas part of [[Independent State of Croatia]].

Following World War II, the region was divided between [[Montenegro]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Serbia]], and [[Croatia]] within a [[Federal republic|federal]] [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Socialist Yugoslavia]].

==Demographics==
According to the 1931 census, the Zeta Banovina had a population of 925,516 and an area of 30,997&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

==Cities and towns==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Cetinje]] (capital)
*[[Andrijevica]]
*[[Berane]]
*[[Bijelo Polje]]
*[[Bileća]]
*[[Danilovgrad]]
*[[Dubrovnik]] (1939 to the [[Banovina of Croatia]])
*[[Gjakova]]
*[[Foča]]
*[[Gacko]]
*[[Istok, Kosovo|Istok]]
*[[Kolašin]]
*[[Kotor]]
*[[Ljubinje]]
*[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
*[[Nevesinje]]
*[[Nikšić]]
*[[Nova Varoš]]
*[[Novi Pazar]]
*[[Rahovec]]
*[[Peja]]
*[[Pljevlja]]
*[[Podgorica]]
*[[Priboj]]
*[[Prijepolje]]
*[[Raška, Serbia|Raška]]
*[[Sjenica]]
*[[Skenderaj]]
*[[Stari Bar]]
*[[Šavnik]]
*[[Tivat]]
*[[Trebinje]]
*[[Tutin, Serbia|Tutin]]
*[[Ulcinj]]
{{div col end}}

==List of Bans of Zeta==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!colspan=3 rowspan="2" width=90|Name
! colspan="3" width="110" |Term of office
!rowspan="2"| Born
!rowspan=2| Party <br />affiliation
!rowspan=2| Monarch
|-
!Start
!End
!Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};"| 1
| {{CSS image crop|Image=KrstaSmiljanic.PNG||bSize=250|cWidth=105|cHeight=150|oTop=0|oLeft=65}} 
| align="center"| [[Krsta Smiljanić]] 
| 9 October 1929 
| 10 January 1931 
|{{ayd|1929|10|9|1931|1|10}}
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Serbia}} [[Ljubiš]]<br />{{small|(now [[Serbia]])}}
| [[Royal Yugoslav Army|Military]]
|rowspan=3|{{center|'''[[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander I]]'''}}[[File:Alexander I of Yugoslavia Photograph from Postcard.jpg|75px]]<br />{{center|<small>(1929–1934)</small>}}
|-
! align=center style="background:grey; color:white;"| 2
| [[File:Uros Krulj.jpg|105px]]
| align="center"| [[:sr:Uroš Krulj|Uroš Krulj]] 
|10 January 1931
|3 July 1932
|{{ayd|1931|1|10|1932|7|4}}
| {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire}} [[Mostar]]<br />{{small|(now [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]])}}
| [[Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy|JRSD]]
|-
! align=center style="background:grey; color:white;"| 3
| [[File:Aleksa Stanisic.png|105px]]
| align="center"| [[:sr:Aleksa Stanišić|Aleksa Stanišić]] 
| 3 July 1932
| 23 April 1934
|{{ayd|1932|7|4|1934|4|23}}
| {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire}} [[Prijepolje]]<br />{{small|(now [[Serbia]])}}
| [[Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy|JRSD]]
|-
! align=center style="background:black; color:white;"| 4
| [[File:Mujo Sočica.jpg|105px]]
| align="center"| [[Mujo Sočica]] 
| 23 April 1934
| 13 August 1936
|{{ayd|1934|4|23|1936|8|13}}
| {{flagicon|Principality of Montenegro}} [[Plužine]]<br />{{small|(now [[Montenegro]])}}
| [[Yugoslav Radical Union|JRZ]]
|rowspan=3|{{center|'''[[Paul of Yugoslavia|Paul]]'''}}[[File:Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.jpg|75px]]<br />{{center|<small>(1934–1941)</small>}}
|-
! align=center style="background:black; color:white;"| 5
| [[File:Petar Ivanisevic.jpg|105px]]
| align="center"| Petar Ivanišević 
| 13 August 1936
| 25 May 1939
|{{ayd|1936|8|13|1939|5|25}}
| {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire}} [[Trebinje]]<br />{{small|(now [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]])}}
| [[Yugoslav Radical Union|JRZ]]
|-
! align=center style="background:black; color:white;"| 6
| [[File:Bozidar Krstic.jpg|105px]]
| align="center"| Božidar Krstić 
| 25 May 1939
| 1 April 1941
|{{ayd|1939|5|25|1941|3|27}}
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Serbia}} [[Jagodina]]<br />{{small|(now [[Serbia]])}}
| [[Yugoslav Radical Union|JRZ]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};"| 7
| [[File:Blažo Đukanović.jpg|105px]]
| align="center"| [[Blažo Đukanović]] 
|1 April 1941
|17 April 1941
|{{ayd|1941|3|27|1941|4|17}}
| {{flagicon|Principality of Montenegro}} [[Nikšić]]<br />{{small|(now [[Montenegro]])}}
| [[Royal Yugoslav Army|Military]]
|rowspan=3|{{center|'''[[Peter II of Yugoslavia|Peter II]]'''}}[[File:PedroIIDeYugoslavia8e00867v.jpg|75px]]<br />{{center|<small>(1941)</small>}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Zeta Oblast]] (1919-1929)
* [[Zeta (state)|Zeta]] (medieval principality)
* [[Montenegro]] (sovereign state)
* [[Administrative divisions of Yugoslavia]]

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091021145008/http://geocities.com/dagtho/yugconst19310903.html The Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia]

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