Podgorica

Podgorica
City and municipality
City of Podgorica
Podgorica panoramic view , Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Old Town Clock , Morača and Dajbabska Gora Tower
Flag Coat of arms
Podgorica Location in Montenegro
Coordinates: 42°26′28.63″N 19°15′46.41″E / 42.4412861°N 19.2628917°E / 42.4412861; 19.2628917Coordinates: 42°26′28.63″N 19°15′46.41″E / 42.4412861°N 19.2628917°E / 42.4412861; 19.2628917
Country	Montenegro
Municipality	Podgorica
Founded	Before the 11th century
Government
• Mayor	Slavoljub Stijepović (DPS)
Area
• City and municipality	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
• Metro	1,441 km2 (556 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population (2011)
• City and municipality	187,085
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Podgoričanin (male) Podgoričanka (female)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Postal code	81000
Area code(s)	+382 20
License plate	PG
Website	http://podgorica.me/

Podgorica (/ˈpɒdɡɒrɪtsə/ POD-gorr-ee-tsə;Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица; pronounced [pǒdɡorit͡sa], lit. "[area] under the small hill") is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was also called Titograd (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Титоград, [tîtoɡraːd] ) between 1946 and 1992 when Montenegro was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY).

Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement. The city is close to winter ski centres in the north and seaside resorts on the Adriatic Sea.