Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Cēsis Municipality
Cēsu novads
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Country Latvia Formed 2009 Reformed 2021 Centre Cēsis • Council Chairman Jānis Rozenbergs (V ) • Total
2,886.35 km2 (1,114.43 sq mi) • Land 2,801.23 km2 (1,081.56 sq mi) • Water 85.12 km2 (32.87 sq mi) • Total
40,943 • Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi) Website www .cesis .lv
Cēsis Municipality (Latvian : Cēsu novads ) is a municipality in Vidzeme , Latvia . The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Vaive parish and Cēsis town, which became the administrative centre. As of 2020, the population was 16,291.[ 2]
On 1 July 2021, Cēsis Municipality was enlarged when Amata Municipality , Jaunpiebalga Municipality , Līgatne Municipality , Pārgauja Municipality , Priekuļi Municipality and Vecpiebalga Municipality were merged into it.
The territory of Cēsis Municipality is defined by law as a part of the region of Vidzeme .[ 3]
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After the 2021 merger, Cēsis Municipality consists of the following subunits:[ 4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Cēsis is twinned with:[ 5]
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