Kuldīga Municipality

Kuldīga Municipality
Kuldīgas novads
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country  Latvia
Formed 2009
Centre Kuldīga
Government
 • Mayor Inga Bērziņa
Area[1]
 • Total 1,756.7 km2 (678.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 27,430
 • Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Website www.kuldiga.lv

Kuldīga Municipality (Latvian: Kuldīgas novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ēdole parish, Gudenieki parish, Īvande parish, Kabile parish, Kurmāle parish, Laidi parish, Padure parish, Pelči parish, Renda parish, Rumba parish, Snēpele parish, Turlava parish, Vārme parish and Kuldīga town. The administrative centre is Kuldīga.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. ↑ The Central Election Commission of Latvia

Coordinates: 56°58′00″N 21°58′00″E / 56.9667°N 21.9667°E / 56.9667; 21.9667

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