Herceg Novi is located at a strategic and attractive geographic area between the highest mountain of the Dinara massive, Orjen (1,895 m) and the entrance of one of the most beautiful bays in the world, the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska). It represents an administrative, economic and cultural center of the municipality, covering an area of 235 km2 with over 39,000 inhabitants. The city alone has about 20,000 inhabitants.