Dagda Municipality

Dagda Municipality
Dagdas novads
Former municipality
Flag of Dagda Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Dagda Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreDagda, Latvia
Government
 • Council ChairAivars Trūlis (LRA)
Area
[1]
 • Total949.25 km2 (366.51 sq mi)
 • Land907.02 km2 (350.20 sq mi)
 • Water42.23 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total6,475
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Websitewww.dagda.lv

Dagda Municipality (Latvian: Dagdas novads) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Andrupene parish, Andzeļi parish, Asūne parish, Bērziņi parish, Dagda parish, Ezernieki parish, Konstantinova parish, Ķepova parish, Svariņi parish, Šķaune parish and Dagda town the administrative centre being Dagda. As of 2020, the population was 6,549.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Dagda Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged to Krāslava 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 county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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