Vaiņode Municipality

Vaiņode Municipality (Latvian: Vaiņodes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Embūte parish and Vaiņode parish; the administrative centre being Vaiņode. The population in 2020 was 2,235.[3]

Vaiņode Municipality
Vaiņodes novads
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreVaiņode
Government
  Council ChairVisvaldis Jansons (LZS)
Area
  Total306.95 km2 (118.51 sq mi)
  Land299.54 km2 (115.65 sq mi)
  Water7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total2,216
  Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Websitewww.vainode.lv

Vaiņode Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]

See also

References

  1. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "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.
  4. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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