Aizpute Municipality
Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Aizpute Municipality Aizputes novads | |
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Formed | 2009 |
Centre | Aizpute |
Government | |
• Chairman | Juris Grasmanis (NA) |
Area | |
• Total | 640.10 km2 (247.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 614.50 km2 (237.26 sq mi) |
• Water | 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 8,083 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Aizpute Municipality (Latvian: Aizputes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aizpute town, Aizpute parish, Cīrava parish, Kalvene parish, Kazdanga parish and Laža parish the administrative centre being Aizpute. Aizpute Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[3] The population in 2020 was 8,057.[4]
Notable people
Latvian dissident and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Lidija Doroņina-Lasmane was born in Aizpute Municipality.
Twin towns — sister cities
Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
Karlskrona, Sweden
See also
- Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
References
- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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- ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aizputesnovads.lv (in Latvian). Aizpute. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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Former first-level administrative divisions of Latvia (2009–2021)
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- Aglona
- Aizkraukle
- Aizpute
- Aknīste
- Aloja
- Alsunga
- Alūksne
- Amata
- Ape
- Auce
- Ādaži
- Babīte
- Baldone
- Baltinava
- Balvi
- Bauska
- Beverīna
- Brocēni
- Burtnieki
- Carnikava
- Cesvaine
- Cēsis
- Cibla
- Dagda
- Daugavpils
- Dobele
- Dundaga
- Durbe
- Engure
- Ērgļi
- Garkalne
- Grobiņa
- Gulbene
- Iecava
- Ikšķile
- Ilūkste
- Inčukalns
- Jaunjelgava
- Jaunpiebalga
- Jaunpils
- Jelgava
- Jēkabpils
- Kandava
- Kārsava
- Kocēni
- Koknese
- Krāslava
- Krimulda
- Krustpils
- Kuldīga
- Ķegums
- Ķekava
- Lielvārde
- Limbaži
- Līgatne
- Līvāni
- Lubāna
- Ludza
- Madona
- Mazsalaca
- Mālpils
- Mārupe
- Mērsrags
- Naukšēni
- Nereta
- Nīca
- Ogre
- Olaine
- Ozolnieki
- Pārgauja
- Pāvilosta
- Pļaviņas
- Preiļi
- Priekule
- Priekuļi
- Rauna
- Rēzekne
- Riebiņi
- Roja
- Ropaži
- Rucava
- Rugāji
- Rundāle
- Rūjiena
- Salacgrīva
- Sala
- Salaspils
- Saldus
- Saulkrasti
- Sēja
- Sigulda
- Skrīveri
- Skrunda
- Smiltene
- Stopiņi
- Strenči
- Talsi
- Tērvete
- Tukums
- Vaiņode
- Valka
- Varakļāni
- Vārkava
- Vecpiebalga
- Vecumnieki
- Ventspils
- Viesīte
- Viļaka
- Viļāni
- Zilupe
56°43′N 21°36′E / 56.717°N 21.600°E / 56.717; 21.600
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