It is bordered by Central region to the north, Albania to the east, Adriatic Sea to the south, Croatia to the west, and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest.

Municipalities in Coastal Montenegro include: Bar, Budva, Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat and Ulcinj.

Unlike its northern neighbour Croatia, Montenegro has no large inhabited islands along the coast.

A notable feature of the Montenegrin coast is Bay of Kotor, a fjord-like gulf, which is in fact a submerged river canyon.

The Bay of Kotor is surrounded by mountains up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft) high, which plunge almost vertically into the sea.

To the south of the Bay of Kotor, there is a narrow coastal plain, no more than 4 km wide, which is guarded from the north by high mountains.

[6] Meanwhile, some of the most popular ancient towns include Herceg Novi, Perast, Kotor, Budva and Ulcinj.

[7] National Geographic Traveler (edited once a decade) ranks Montenegro among the "50 Places of a Lifetime".

[8] The coast region of Montenegro was considered one of the great "discoveries" among world tourists.

In January 2010, The New York Times ranked the Ulcinj South Coast region of Montenegro, including Velika Plaža, Ada Bojana, and the Hotel Mediteran of Ulcinj, among the "Top 31 Places to Go in 2010" as part of a worldwide ranking.

Initially built in 1906, the port was almost completely destroyed during World War II.

It is equipped to handle over five million tons of cargo annually, but has been operating at a loss and well below capacity.

The reconstruction of the Belgrade-Bar railway and the planned A-1 motorway are expected to return operating levels to capacity.

In 2023 there is a plan to install an LNG terminal at Bar to receive gas imports.

Demographically, it includes a mix of Montenegrins, Serbs, Bosniaks, Croats, Albanians and other ethnic groups.

Since the war began in Ukraine, a significant number of Ukrainians, Russians, and Belarusians have also relocated to the coastal region of Montenegro.

[12] Following municipalities make up the region: Majority of the population is identifying as Orthodox Christian, but also a significant portion are Muslims and Catholics.