Jelgava Municipality

Jelgava Local Municipality (Latvian: Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, 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]

Jelgava Local Municipality
Jelgavas novads
Flag of Jelgava Local Municipality
Coat of arms of Jelgava Local Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
Reformed2021
CentreJelgava (extraterritorially)
Government
  Council ChairMadars Lasmanis ("Latvijas attīstībai" )
Area
  Total1,604.08 km2 (619.34 sq mi)
  Land1,556.82 km2 (601.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
  Total32,243
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Websitewww.jelgavasnovads.lv/lv/

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]

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References

  1. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Sadraudzība". jelgavasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Jelgavas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

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