Saulkrasti Municipality

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Saulkrasti Municipality
Saulkrastu novads
Municipality
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Formed2009
Reformed2021
Centre Saulkrasti
Government
 • Council ChairNormunds Līcis (LRA)
Area
[1]
 • Total
277.80 km2 (107.26 sq mi)
 • Land272.47 km2 (105.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [2]
 • Total
9,926
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Website www.saulkrasti.lv

Saulkrasti Municipality (Latvian : Saulkrastu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by reorganization of Saulkrasti town with its countryside territory, with the administrative centre being Saulkrasti. In 2010 Saulkrasti parish was created from the countryside territory of Saulkrasti town. The population in 2020 was 6,735. [3]

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During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Sēja Municipality.

The total area of Saulkrasti municipality is 46.8 km2. The administrative territory of Saulkrasti municipality is located on the coast of the Gulf of Riga, in the western part of Vidzeme. The territory of Saulkrasti municipality includes a coastal forest zone from the Lilaste River and the lake in the south to Zvejniekciems in the north. The administrative territory stretches for 17 kilometers. More than 6 thousand inhabitants are declared to live in the county. Along with the summer season, the population increases significantly, which is related to the beginning of the tourist season and the increase in the flow of horticultural cooperatives in the region. The distance from the center of Saulkrasti to Riga is 45 km, Limbaži - 47 km, Sigulda - 40 km, Salacgrīva - 58 km. The territory of the municipality is crossed by the international highway VIA Baltica. Four rivers flow through the county - Inčupe, Pēterupe, Ķīšupe and Aģe, which were symbolically depicted in the previous coat of arms of Saulkrasti Municipality as four silver bars.

Population

Territorial unitPopulation (year)
Saulkrasti 3149 (2024) [4]
Saulkrasti Parish 4486 (2024)
Sēja Parish 2291 (2024)

Twin towns — sister cities

Saulkrasti is twinned with: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Population in municipalities, towns and rural territories" . Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". saulkrasti.lv (in Latvian). Ķekavas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

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