Jelgava Municipality
Jelgava Municipality Jelgavas novads | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Reformed | 2021 |
| Centre | Jelgava (extraterritorially) |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Uldis Ainārs (V/JV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,604.09 km2 (619.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,556.82 km2 (601.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 32,053 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Jelgava Municipality (Latvian: Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. Its administrative center is Jelgava, although it is extraterritorial as the city is a separate municipality of its own.
The municipality was formed in 2009 from Jelgava District by merging Eleja Parish, Glūda Parish, Jaunsvirlauka Parish, Lielplatone Parish, Līvbērze Parish, Platone Parish, Sesava Parish, Svēte Parish, Valgunde Parish, Vilce Parish, Vircava Parish, Zaļenieki Parish and Kalnciems town with its rural territory. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Jelgava Municipality was enlarged when Ozolnieki Municipality and its parishes were merged into it during the Latvian administrative reform of 2021. It borders Lithuania.
Twin towns — sister cities
Jelgava Local Municipality is twinned with:[4]
Alytus, Lithuania
Argeș County, Romania
Berufsförderungswerk, Germany
Fundão, Portugal
Glodeni District, Moldova- Joniškis, Lithuania
Rava-Ruska, Ukraine- Recklinghausen, Germany
Suwałki, Poland- Wodzisław County, Poland
See also
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sadraudzība". jelgavasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Jelgavas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
External links
Media related to Jelgava Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
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