Vaiņode Municipality

Vaiņode Municipality
Vaiņodes novads
Municipality
Coat of arms of Vaiņode Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreVaiņode
Government
 • Council ChairVisvaldis Jansons (LZS)
Area
[1]
 • Total306.95 km2 (118.51 sq mi)
 • Land299.54 km2 (115.65 sq mi)
 • Water7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,216
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Websitewww.vainode.lv

Vaiņode Municipality (Latvian: Vaiņodes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Embūte parish and Vaiņode parish; the administrative centre being Vaiņode. The population in 2020 was 2,235.[3]

Vaiņode Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme 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 counties". 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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