Amata Municipality

Amata Municipality (Latvian: Amatas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2000 by merging Amata parish and Drabeši parish, but in 2009 it absorbed Nītaure parish, Skujene parish and Zaube parish, too. The administrative centre is located in the "Ausmas" homestead near Drabeši.

Amata Municipality
Amatas novads
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Amata Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2000
CentreDrabeši
Government
  Council ChairElita Eglīte (LZS)
Area
  Total745.94 km2 (288.01 sq mi)
  Land731.07 km2 (282.27 sq mi)
  Water14.87 km2 (5.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total5,042
  Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Websitewww.amatasnovads.lv

On 1 July 2021, Amata Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Cēsis Municipality, reverting back to the pre-2009 parishes.[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Amata was twinned with:[4]

See also

References

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  3. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  4. "Miestai partneriai". alytus.lt (in Lithuanian). Alytus. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

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