Since the domestic population consists heavily of Roma, Vrela Ribnička is considered the largest ghetto in Podgorica.
To the south, it is bordered by the village of Omerbožovići, and to the west by Ćemovsko Polje (Ćemo's Field).
Built in 1994, the camp houses many refugees of Bosnian origin displaced during the Yugoslav Wars.
A housing unit consists of one room occupied by one family and a common bathroom and toilet shared with adjoining neighbours.
[1] Adjoining the settlement is a "tent camp" known as "Konik I," established in 1998 for displaced Kosovar Roma.
Construction on these facilities were so poorly completed that barely anything functioned properly, with repairs nearly impossible.
In addition to a street expansion, the bridge at its northern end crossing the Ribnica was rebuilt, and modernized.