Jēkabpils Municipality

Jēkabpils Municipality
Jēkabpils novads
Municipality
Flag of Jēkabpils Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Jēkabpils Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Jēkabpils Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
Reformed2021
CentreJēkabpils
Government
 • Council ChairRaivis Ragainis
(LZP)
Area
[1]
 • Total2,996.11 km2 (1,156.80 sq mi)
 • Land2,904.31 km2 (1,121.36 sq mi)
 • Water91.80 km2 (35.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total39,276
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Websitewww.jekabpilsnovads.lv

Jēkabpils Municipality (Latvian: Jēkabpils novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ābeļi Parish, Dignāja Parish, Dunava Parish, Kalna Parish, Leimaņi Parish, Rubene Parish and Zasa Parish. During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Aknīste Municipality, Krustpils Municipality, Sala Municipality and Viesīte Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Jēkabpils District.

The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Jēkabpils. Until 2021, the city was also a separate first-level municipality (republican city) at the same time.

In 2020 the population of the municipality was 4,156.[3] It borders Lithuania.

Symbols (2009–2021)

The coat of arms and the flag used until the 2021 Latvian administrative reform were abolished after the changes in the boundaries of the municipality, with new sketches being unveiled in August 2022.[4] The sketches will need to be approved by the Heraldry Commission of Latvia before use.

  • Previous flag
    Previous flag
  • Previous coat of arms
    Previous coat of arms

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 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. ^ "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. ^ "Izvēlēta Jēkabpils novada ģerboņa skice | Jekabpils novada pašvaldība". www.jekabpils.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-09-04.

56°29′44″N 25°52′07″E / 56.49556°N 25.86861°E / 56.49556; 25.86861


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