Alsunga Municipality

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Alsunga Municipality
Alsungas novads
Former municipality
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Coat of arms
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CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Formed2009
Centre Alsunga
Government
 • Council ChairDaiga Kalniņa
(For The Growth of Alsunga Municipality)
Area
[1]
 • Total190.90 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
 • Land186.31 km2 (71.93 sq mi)
 • Water4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total1,303
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Website www.alsunga.lv

Alsunga Municipality (Latvian : Alsungas novads) is a former municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 from Alsunga Parish, the administrative centre being Alsunga. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga, Almāle, Balande, Dienvidstacija, Ziedlejas, Bērzkalni, Būcmaņi, Grāveri, Reģi. [3] As of 2020, the population was 1,268. [4]

On 1 July 2021, Alsunga Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga Municipality as Alsunga Parish. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. ↑ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alsungas pagasts - Par Alsungu" (in Latvian). Alsunga Municipality. Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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