Podgorica, formerly Titograd, city in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the capital and largest city of the republic of Montenegro. Located at the confluence of the Ribnica and Moraca rivers, Podgorica is a commercial center and has factories manufacturing tobacco products, furniture, and processed food. The city includes the University of Montenegro, Podgorica (1974). The settlement, probably established during early Roman times, was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire from 1474 to 1878. Much of the old city was destroyed during World War II (1939-1945). In 1946 the name of the community was changed from Podgorica to Titograd, after the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. The name was changed back to Podgorica in 1992. Population (1998 estimate) 163,493.
