The municipality of Tivat has 12 localities:
-Bogdašići
-Bogišići
-Gornja Lastva
-Gošići
-Donja Lastva
-Đuraševići
-Krašići
-Lepetani
-Milovići
-Mrčevac
-Radovići
-Tivat

Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro.

The name Tivat apparently goes back to the 3rd century BC. According to most sources, the name comes from the old Illyric queen Teute, whose residence was in Risan and a summer residence between the church of St Roco in Donja Lastva and Seljanovo. The name could also come from the names of old Christian saints: Saint Theodulus, Theodocius or Theodotus. Besides the popular name Theudo, a Latin expression Latus Tiuveti comes from the 16th century. Finally, the name could originate from Celtic word “touto”, town.

Archeological discoveries in modern times show that this area had been inhabited from prehistoric times. Many locations show that there were old Roman and Greek settlements there. Tombs and tombstones from the Roman period were discovered in Lastva and Opatovo.

Rapid development of Tivat started in the second half of 19th century when the Austrian empire built a maritime arsenal for its fleet. Still the town shaped itself by developing small industry. In the beginning of 1918, in the Tivat Bay sailors revolted against the mighty Austrian empire. With great approval and support, people from this area followed their revolutionary actions. The period between two world wars was marked with syndicate activity in Racica, Krtoli and Arsenal. Between 1941 and 1943 the town was part of the Italian Governorate of Dalmatia.

In 1889 the Naval arsenal was built by Austrians, and was later used as a naval military base of the Italian Navy, the Yugoslav People’s Army and the Army of Montenegro. The JNA enjoyed an international reputation as a powerful, well-equipped, and well-trained force. The base was also used by Russia and Libya as the technical base for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of their ships and submarines.

The new owner of the naval base, Canadian billionaire Peter Munk, announced plans in 2011 to build in Tivat a luxury marina for mega-yachts, “Porto Montenegro”, which he claims will turn the city into the “Monaco of the southern Adriatic.”