Baltinava Municipality

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Baltinava Municipality
Baltinavas novads
Former municipality
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CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Formed2009
Dissolved2021
Centre Baltinava
Government
  Chairwoman (last)Sarmīte Tabore (We - For Baltinava)
Area
[1]
  Total
186.27 km2 (71.92 sq mi)
  Land183.13 km2 (70.71 sq mi)
  Water3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total
937
  Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Website www.baltinava.lv

Baltinava Municipality (Latvian : Baltinavas novads) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The administrative centre was Baltinava. The municipality was formed in 2009 by reorganization of Baltinava parish of Balvi district.

The municipality was located in the northeast of the country and bordered with Viļaka municipality in the north, Pytalovsky District of Pskov Oblast of Russia in the east, Kārsava municipality in the south, and Balvi municipality in the west.

On 1 July 2021, Baltinava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality as Baltinava parish. [3]

See also

References

  1. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/ . Retrieved 25 February 2021.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/ . Retrieved 15 June 2021.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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