Alūksne Municipality

Alūksne Municipality
Alūksnes novads
Municipality
Flag of Alūksne Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Alūksne Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°23′N 27°06′E / 57.383°N 27.100°E / 57.383; 27.100
Country Latvia
Formed2024
CentreAlūksne
Government
 • Council ChairDzintars Adlers (Vienotība)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,697.58 km2 (655.44 sq mi)
 • Land1,647.80 km2 (636.22 sq mi)
 • Water49.78 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total13,059
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Websitewww.aluksne.lv

Alūksne Municipality (Latvian: Alūksnes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders Ape in the west, Balvi Municipality, Gulbene Municipality and Alūksne Municipality in the south, Pskov Oblast of Russia in the east and Võru County of Estonia in the north. The administrative center of the municipality is Alūksne.

History

The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Alsviķi parish, Anna parish, Ilzene parish, Jaunalūksne parish, Jaunanna parish, Jaunlaicene parish, Kalncempji parish, Liepna parish, Maliena parish, Mālupe parish, Mārkalne parish, Pededze parish, Veclaicene parish, Zeltiņi parish, Ziemeri parish, and the town of Alūksne.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Alūksne is twinned with:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aluksne.lv (in Latvian). Alūksnes novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.


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