Carnikava Municipality

Carnikava Municipality Carnikavas novads
Former municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Latvia
Country	Latvia
Formed	2006
Dissolved	2021
Centre	Carnikava
Government
• Council Chair	Daiga Mieriņa (LZS, last)
Area [1]
• Total	80.66 km2 (31.14 sq mi)
• Land	75.99 km2 (29.34 sq mi)
• Water	4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	9,310
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Postal code	LV-2163
Website	www.carnikava.lv

Carnikava Municipality (Latvian : Carnikavas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by reorganization of Carnikava Parish of the Riga District, with the administrative centre being Carnikava. The population in 2009 was 6,261 people.

The parish itself was created in 1992 after splitting from Ādaži Parish. After the municipal reform of 2009, the districts were abolished and the Municipality became a national administrative unit. On 1 July 2021, Carnikava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Ādaži Municipality as Carnikava Parish. ^[3]

Symbols

The coat of arms, first adopted in 2002 for the parish, featured a Carnikava lamprey and the mouth of the Gauja River, which flows into the Gulf of Riga in Carnikava. In 2015, the coat of arms was modified to bring the drawing of the lamprey closer to its real-life appearance. After Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality, the old coat of arms remained as the symbol of Carnikava Parish yet again. ^[4]

Nature

The total area of the county is 80.2 square kilometers, which is the third smallest county in Latvia after the Saulkrasti and Stopiņi Municipalities, moreover, most of it is covered by forests, but a quarter of the total area is used for agriculture. Carnikava is known for its Piejūra ('Seaside') Nature Park, which is part of the European Union's Natura 2000 network of specially protected areas and which contains a number of protected plant species. Many plant species characteristic of non-draining, clear-water lakes have been found in Lake Ummis: Lobelia dortmanna , lakes, etc. Several rare bat species have been found near Garezeri Lakes. The park occupies about one-fifth of the entire territory of the municipality. There are five rivers and canals, eight lakes and four lake islands in the area. The region has a 19-kilometer-long beach along the Vidzeme coast of the Gulf of Riga from Kalngale to Lilaste.

Rivers: Gauja, Langa, Eimuri Canal, Dzirnupe, Vecgauja.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia

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.
4. "Novada simbolika" [Symbols of the Municipality]. Ādažu novads (in Latvian). Retrieved 2022-06-29.

External links

• Media related to Carnikava parish at Wikimedia Commons

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