Ogre Municipality

Ogre Municipality (Latvian: Ogres novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Ogre town and Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Krape Parish, Ķeipene Parish, Laubere Parish, Madliena Parish, Mazozoli Parish, Meņģele Parish, Suntaži Parish and Taurupe Parish, the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617.[3]

Ogre Municipality
Ogres novads
Municipality
Flag of Ogre Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Ogre Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2002
Reformed2021
CentreOgre
Government
 • Council ChairEgīls Helmanis (NA)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,839.42 km2 (710.20 sq mi)
 • Land1,766.85 km2 (682.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total57,966
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Websitewww.ogresnovads.lv

During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Ikšķile Municipality, Ķegums Municipality and Lielvārde Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Ogre District.

Population
Territorial unitPopulation (year)
Birzgale Parish1518 (2021)
Ikšķile7278 (2021)
Jumprava Parish1662 (2021)
Krape parish605 (2021)[4]
Ķegums2103 (2021)
Ķeipene Parish849 (2021)
Laubere Parish568 (2021)
Lēdmane Parish1092 (2021)
Lielvārde5907 (2021)
Lielvārde Parish886 (2021)
Madliena Parish1476 (2021)
Mazozoli Parish437 (2021)
Meņģele Parish473 (2021)
Ogre22978 (2021)
Ogresgals Parish3055 (2021)
Rembate Parish1026 (2021)
Suntaži Parish1650 (2021)
Taurupe Parish699 (2021)
Tīnūži Parish2689 (2021)
Tome Parish666 (2021)

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Ogre is twinned with:[5]

Images
  • Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
    Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021

See also

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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2021-11-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Starptautiskā sadarbība" (in Latvian). Ogres novads. Retrieved 2023-08-02.

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