Cēsis Municipality

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Cēsis Municipality
Cēsu novads
Municipality
Coat of arms of Cēsis Municipality
Coat of arms
Cesu novads karte.png
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreCēsis
Government
 • Council ChairmanJānis Rozenbergs (V)
Area
[1]
 • Total173.01 km2 (66.80 sq mi)
 • Land169.90 km2 (65.60 sq mi)
 • Water3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total16,143
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Websitewww.cesis.lv

Cēsis Municipality (Latvian: Cēsu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Vaive parish and Cēsis town the administrative centre being Cēsis. As of 2020, the population was 16,291.[3] On 1 July 2021, Cēsis Municipality was enlarged when Amata Municipality, Jaunpiebalga Municipality, Līgatne Municipality, Pārgauja Municipality, Priekuļi Municipality and Vecpiebalga Municipality were merged into it. After the merger, Cēsis Municipality consists of the following subunits: Amata Parish, Cēsis city, Drabeši Parish, Dzērbene Parish, Ineši Parish, Jaunpiebalga Parish, Kaive Parish, Liepa Parish, Līgatne Parish, Mārsnēni Parish, Nītaure Parish, Priekuļi Parish, Raiskums Parish, Skujene Parish, Stalbe Parish, Straupe Parish, Taurene Parish, Vaive Parish, Vecpiebalga Parish, Veselava Parish, Zaube Parish and Zosēni Parish[4] The territory of Cēsis Municipality is defined by law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.[5]

Twin towns — sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Cēsis is twinned with:[6]

See also[]

  • Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

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. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  5. ^ [2] Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums
  6. ^ "Cēsu novada starptautiskā sadarbība". cesis.lv (in Latvian). Cēsis. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

Coordinates: 57°16′00″N 25°23′00″E / 57.2667°N 25.3833°E / 57.2667; 25.3833

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