Jelgava Municipality
Jelgava Local Municipality
Jelgavas novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Reformed | 2021 |
| Centre | Jelgava (extraterritorially) |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,604.08 km2 (619.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,556.82 km2 (601.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 32,243 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Jelgava Local Municipality (
Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Jelgava Municipality was enlarged when Ozolnieki Municipality were merged into it.
Twin towns — sister cities
Jelgava Local Municipality is
twinned with:[4]
Alytus, Lithuania
Argeș County, Romania
Berufsförderungswerk, Germany
Fundão, Portugal
Glodeni District, Moldova- Joniškis, Lithuania
Rava-Ruska, Ukraine- Recklinghausen, Germany
Suwałki, Poland- Wodzisław County, Poland
Images
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Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
See also
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sadraudzība". jelgavasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Jelgavas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
External links
Media related to Jelgava Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
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