Jelgava Municipality

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Jelgava Municipality

Jelgavas novads
Municipality
Flag of Jelgava Municipality
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Coat of arms of Jelgava Municipality
Coat of arms
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Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreJelgava (extraterritorially)
Government
 • Council ChairZiedonis Caune (LZS)
Area
 • Total1,317.90 km2 (508.84 sq mi)
 • Land1,283.26 km2 (495.47 sq mi)
 • Water34.64 km2 (13.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total22,021
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Websitewww.jelgavasnovads.lv/lv/

Jelgava Municipality (Latvian: Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.[3]

Twin towns — sister cities[]

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

Jelgava Municipality is twinned with:[4]

See also[]

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. ^ "Sadraudzība". jelgavasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Jelgavas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

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Coordinates: 56°39′09″N 23°43′22″E / 56.65250°N 23.72278°E / 56.65250; 23.72278



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