[1] The municipality is located about 10 km south of the capital Podgorica and consists of more than 40 distinct settlements.

[2] The municipality roughly encompasses the Montenegrin part of the Malesija (Albanian: Malësia) region.

Later developments also include a football stadium, Korita, Lake of Rikavac, Vitoja, wellspring in Traboin, Cem, etc.

It is located along the main road between the City of Podgorica and the Albanian border crossing, just a few kilometers north of Lake Shkodra.

According to the last national census of 2011 the newly formed municipality is made up of the following ethnic groups;