▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Town . ▁The ▁urban ▁area ▁of ▁Kot or ▁also ▁includes ▁Dob ro ta ▁( 8 , 8 1 9 ) ▁and ▁Š kal j ari ▁( 3 , 8 0 7 ), ▁bringing ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Kot or ' s ▁urban ▁area ▁close ▁to ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁r ises ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁if ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁ham lets ▁of ▁Mu o , ▁Pr č an j ▁and ▁St ol iv ▁are ▁included . ▁The ▁entire ▁population ▁of ▁Kot or ▁Municip ality ▁was ▁ 2 2 , 9 4 7 , ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁census . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁documents ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Kot or ▁had ▁ 7 , 6 1 7 ▁C athol ics , ▁and ▁ 7 , 2 0 7 ▁Orth odox ▁Christians . ▁Kot or ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Bishop ric ▁of ▁Kot or , ▁which ▁covers ▁the ▁entire ▁g ulf . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 7 8 % ▁citizens ▁of ▁Kot or ▁were ▁Orth odox ▁Christians , ▁while ▁ 1 3 % ▁were ▁listed ▁as ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Kot or ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁Highway ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁in land ▁Mont en eg ro ▁by ▁V rm ac ▁T unnel .