Kandava Municipality

Kandava Municipality
Kandavas novads
Municipality
Flag of Kandava Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Kandava Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed1999
CentreKandava
Government
 • ChairwomanInga Priede (LZP)
Area
[1]
 • Total649.02 km2 (250.59 sq mi)
 • Land636.45 km2 (245.73 sq mi)
 • Water12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total7,462
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Websitewww.kandava.lv

Kandava Municipality (Latvian: Kandavas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 1999 by merging Cēre Parish and Kandava town with its countryside territory. Later it absorbed Matkule Parish, Vāne Parish, Zante Parish and Zemīte Parish the administrative centre being Kandava.

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


Twin towns – sister cities

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

Kandava was a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[4]

Charter of European Rural Communities

Other twin towns[5]

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 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Charter members". europeancharter.eu. Charter of European Rural Communities. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Kandavas novada pašvaldības ārvalstu sadarbības partneri". kandava.lv (in Latvian). Kandava. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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