Total population | |
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30,439 Albanians 5.27% of Montenegro population (2011) |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Montenegro | |
Ulcinj Municipality | 14,076 |
Podgorica Municipality | 9,538 |
Bar Municipality | 2,515 |
Gusinje Municipality | 1,642 |
Rožaje Municipality | 1,158 |
Plav Municipality | 833 |
Other municipalities | 677 |
Languages | |
Albanian (Gheg dialect), Montenegrin | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam,Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Albanians, Arbëreshë, Arbanasi |
30,439 Albanians
4.91% of Montenegro population (2011)
Albanians in Montenegro (Serbo-Croatian: Albanci u Crnoj Gori, Albanian: Shqiptarët e Malit të Zi) constitute 4.91% of the county's total population. Albanians of Montenegro are Ghegs who mainly live in southeastern and eastern Montenegro, mainly in the following municipalities: Ulcinj (71% of population), Plav (19%), Bar (6%), Podgorica (5%) and Rožaje (5%).
The largest city of Albanians in Montenegro is Ulcinj, where the headquarters of the Albanian National Council are located.
After the territorial expansion of Montenegro towards the Ottoman territories in 1878, Albanians for the first time became citizens of that country. Albanians that obtained Montenegrin citizenship were Muslims and Catholics, and lived in the cities of Bar and Ulcinj, including their surroundings, in the bank of river Bojana and shore of Lake Skadar, as well as in Zatrijebač.
After the Balkan wars, new territories inhabited by Albanians became part of Montenegro. Montenegro then gained a part of Malesija, respectively Hoti and Gruda, with Tuzi as center, Ana e Malit, Plav, Gusinje, Skadarska Krajina, Rugovo, Peć and Gjakova.