Aizkraukle Municipality

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Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizkraukles novads
Municipality
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CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Formed2001
Reformed2021
Centre Aizkraukle
Government
 • Council ChairLeons Līdums (VP)
Area
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 • Total2,274.24 km2 (878.09 sq mi)
 • Land2,196.74 km2 (848.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [2]
 • Total28,950
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Website www.aizkraukle.lv

Aizkraukle Municipality (Latvian : Aizkraukles novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging town Aizkraukle and Aizkraukle Parish the administrative centre being Aizkraukle. The population in 2020 was 8,024. [3]

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As a part of the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the municipalities of Aizkraukle, Jaunjelgava, Koknese, Nereta, Pļaviņas and Skrīveri were merged into the new Aizkraukle Municipality. The new municipality encompasses nearly all of the area of the former Aizkraukle District, with the omission of Kurmene Parish and Valle Parish.

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Twin towns – sister cities

Aizkraukle 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. ↑ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aizkraukle.lv (in Latvian). Aizkraukles novads. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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