Map of Nikšić, Montenegro
Nikšić is the administrative centre of Opština Nikšić, Montenegro, with a population of about 58,212. It lies at 42.7731°N, 18.9445°E. Nikšić is about 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Podgorica, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Podgorica, 45 km to the southeast.
Nikšić at a glance
Country
Region
Opština Nikšić
Population
58,212GeoNames
Coordinates
42.7731, 18.944542°46′23″N 18°56′40″E
Time zone
Europe/PodgoricaUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Podgorica
45 km (28 mi)
Where is Nikšić?
- The 2nd largest city in Montenegro by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Nikšić
- Podgorica — 45 km southeast
- Herceg Novi — 49 km southwest
- Trebinje — 50 km west, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Budva — 55 km south
- Pljevlja — 73 km northeast
- Shkodër — 91 km southeast, Albania
- Mostar — 112 km northwest, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ilidža — 129 km northwest, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sarajevo — 129 km north, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Užice — 141 km northeast, Serbia
Largest cities in Montenegro
- Podgorica — 236,852
- Herceg Novi — 19,536
- Pljevlja — 19,489
- Budva — 18,000
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.