Nikšić Municipality ( Montenegrin and Serbian :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 .
3-573: Nikšić municipality 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 with an area of 48 km, and an elevation of 640 m AMSL . The plain
6-648: 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
9-580: The power plant resulted in the creation of three large artificial lakes near the town — the Krupac , Slano and Vrtac Lakes . 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
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