Inčukalns Municipality

Inčukalns Municipality
Inčukalna novads
Municipality
Flag of Inčukalns Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Inčukalns Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2006
CentreInčukalns
Government
 • ChairmanAivars Nalivaiko (LZS)
Area
[1]
 • Total111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi)
 • Land109.27 km2 (42.19 sq mi)
 • Water2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total7,622
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Websitewww.incukalns.lv

Inčukalns Municipality (Latvian: Inčukalna novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Inčukalns Parish and Vangaži town, the administrative centre being Inčukalns. The population in 2020 was 7,640.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Inčukalns Municipality ceased to exist. Inčukalns Parish was merged into Sigulda Municipality and Vangaži town was merged into Ropaži Municipality.[4]

Inčukalns underground gas storage

Inčukalns underground gas storage facility, which helps to serve the Baltic States, is located in the municipality.[5][6] The facility has a storage capacity of 4.47 bcm.[7] The gas is stored approximately 800 meters underground. The facility is linked to the Balticconnector.

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. ^ "Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas". likumi.lv.
  5. ^ "Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website". www.lg.lv.
  6. ^ "Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia". Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  7. ^ "Skulte LNG Terminal - Natural Gas Storage". Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

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