Ķegums Municipality

Ķegums Municipality
Ķeguma novads
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ķegums Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2002
CentreĶegums
Government
 • Council ChairRaivis Ūzuls (VP)
Area
[1]
 • Total491.97 km2 (189.95 sq mi)
 • Land467.65 km2 (180.56 sq mi)
 • Water24.32 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total5,313
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Websitewww.kegums.lv

Ķegums Municipality (Latvian: Ķeguma novads) is a former municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Rembate parish and Ķegums town with its countryside territory. In 2009 it absorbed Birzgale parish, too the administrative centre being Ķegums.

On 1 July 2021, Ķegums Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Ogre Municipality.[3]

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. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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