Rucava Municipality

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Rucava Municipality
Rucavas novads
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CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Formed2009
Centre Rucava
Government
  Council ChairJānis Veits (For The Development of the Municipality)
Area
[1]
  Total448.16 km2 (173.04 sq mi)
  Land434.43 km2 (167.73 sq mi)
  Water13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total1,505
  Density3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi)

Rucava Municipality (Latvian : Rucavas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dunika Parish and Rucava Parish, the administrative centre being Rucava. The population in 2020 was 1,451. [3]

Rucava Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality. [4]

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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. "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. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

Coordinates: 56°09′33″N21°09′43″E / 56.15917°N 21.16194°E / 56.15917; 21.16194