- Subdivisions of Belgrade
The city of
Belgrade is divided into 17 municipalities, ten with "urban" status, and seven with "suburban" status. While each has its own local council, the suburban municipalities have slightly expanded municipal powers, mainly with regard to construction, town planning and public utility provision.cite web|url=http://www.beograd.org.yu/cms/view.php?id=201906|title=Urban Municipalities|publisher=Official website|accessdate=2007-07-10]Most of the municipalities are situated on the southern side of the
Danube andSava rivers, in theŠumadija region. Three municipalities (Zemun ,Novi Beograd , andSurčin ) are on the northern bank of the Sava, in theSyrmia region, and the municipality of Palilula, spanning the Danube, is in both the Šumadija andBanat regions.Municipalities of Belgrade
Governmental structure
An urban municipality is a part of the territory of the City of Belgrade, in which certain operations of local self-government laid down by the City Charter are run. Pursuant to the Constitution, legislation, present Charter and bylaws of the urban municipality, the citizens participate in conducting operations of the urban municipality through the councilors elected to the City municipal assembly, civil initiative, local citizens’ meeting and referendum.
The bodies of the urban municipality are:
*Municipal Assembly
*District Council Chairman
*Municipal CouncilThe number of councilors in the Municipal Assembly ranges from 19 to 75 councilors.
The District Council Chairman presides over the Municipal Assembly, and he/she is a chairperson of the Municipal Council. The Municipal Assembly elects the District Council Chairman among the municipal councilors.
The Municipal Council is composed of the District Council Chairman, Deputy District Council Chairman and at the most 7 members. The Municipal Council members are elected by the Municipal Assembly among both councilors and citizens further to the proposal by the District Council Chairman.
ee also
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List of Belgrade neighborhoods and suburbs
*List of former and proposed municipalities of Belgrade References
External links
* [http://www.skgo.org/code/navigate.php?Id=239 Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities]
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