Viļaka Municipality
Viļaka Municipality Viļakas novads | |
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Formed | 2009 |
Centre | Viļaka |
Government | |
• Council Chair | Sergejs Maksimovs (Latgale Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 640.10 km2 (247.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 627.92 km2 (242.44 sq mi) |
• Water | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 4,476 |
• Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Viļaka Municipality (Latvian: Viļakas novads, Latgalian: Vileks nūvods) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Kuprava Parish, Medņeva Parish, Susāji Parish, Šķilbēni Parish, Vecumi Parish, Žīguri Parish and Viļaka town; the administrative centre being Viļaka. The population in 2020 was 4,472.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Viļaka Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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(help) - ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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