Lijeva Rijeka (Serbian Cyrillic: Лијева Ријека) is a settlement in the municipality of Podgorica, Montenegro.

It is perhaps best known as the paternal ancestral homeland of Slobodan Milošević.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, its population was 36.

Ethnicity in 2011

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Serbs	27	75%
Montenegrins	8	22.2%
Total	36	100%

Notable people

• Gavro Vuković, lawyer and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Montenegro
• Savo Orović, colonel of the Royal Yugoslav Army and colonel general of the Yugoslav People's Army