Valka Municipality
Valka Municipality (Latvian: Valkas novads; Estonian: Valka piirkond) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish; the administrative centre being Valka. In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County.[3] The population in 2020 was 7,603.[4]
Valka Municipality
Valkas novads | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Valka |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Gita Avote (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 908.83 km2 (350.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 888.53 km2 (343.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,501 |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Twin towns — sister cities
- Braslaw, Belarus
- Çamlıyayla, Turkey
- Durbuy, Belgium
- I'billin, Israel
- Kościelisko, Poland
- Kobylnica, Poland
- Kutaisi, Georgia
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Novoye Devyatkino, Russia
- Orimattila, Finland
- Östhammar, Sweden
- Tvrdošín, Slovakia
- Uusikaupunki, Finland
- Valga, Estonia
- Valga, Spain
- Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Germany
Images
- Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
See also
References
- "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- "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.
- "Desmitā daļa Valkas novada iedzīvotāju reģistrējušies Igaunijā, vēsta raidījums".
- "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.
- "Intl. cooperation". valka.lv. Valka. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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