Inčukalns Municipality

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Inčukalns Municipality
Inčukalna novads
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Inčukalns Municipality
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Country Latvia
Formed2006
CentreInčukalns
Government
 • ChairmanAivars Nalivaiko (LZS)
Area
[1]
 • Total111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi)
 • Land109.27 km2 (42.19 sq mi)
 • Water2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total7,622
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Websitewww.incukalns.lv

Inčukalns Municipality (Latvian: Inčukalna novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Inčukalns Parish and Vangaži town, the administrative centre being Inčukalns. The population in 2020 was 7,640.[3]

It hosts the Inčukalns Underground Gas Storage facility,[4] which provides the Baltic States and parts of northwestern Russia with gas during the winter months.[5]

On 1 July 2021, Inčukalns Municipality ceased to exist. Inčukalns Parish was merged into Sigulda Municipality and Vangaži town was merged into Ropaži Municipality.[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. ^ "Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website".
  5. ^ "Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia". Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  6. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

Coordinates: 56°50′12″N 24°29′46″E / 56.83667°N 24.49611°E / 56.83667; 24.49611



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