Ludza Municipality

Ludza Municipality

*Ludzas novads*
Ludza Municipality Ludzas novads
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Ludza
Government
• Council Chair	Edgars Mekšs (LZS)
Area
• Total	964.80 km2 (372.51 sq mi)
• Land	904.36 km2 (349.18 sq mi)
• Water	60.44 km2 (23.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	11,739
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Website	www.ludza.lv

Ludza Municipality (Latvian: Ludzas novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Briģi Parish, Cirma Parish, Isnauda Parish, Istra Parish, Nirza Parish, Ņukši Parish, Pilda Parish, Pureņi Parish, Rundēni Parish and Ludza town, the administrative centre being Ludza.

The municipality is located 267 km from the capital of Latvia - Riga, by the Latvian-Russian border, i.e. by the border of the European Union with the Russian Federation.

The territory of the municipality is crossed by the internationally important Riga-Moscow road and by the Riga-Moscow railway.

Population[]

Territorial unit	Population (year)
Briģi parish	553 (2018)^[3]
Cirma Parish	647 (2018)
Isnauda Parish	1022 (2018)
Istra Parish	532 (2018)
Ludza	8344(2018)
Nirza Parish	378 (2018)
Ņukši Parish	416 (2018)
Pilda Parish	568 (2018)
Pureņi Parish	337 (2018)
Rundēni Parish	429 (2018)

References[]

^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
^ https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/assets/documents/statistika/Iedz%C4%ABvot%C4%81ju%20re%C4%A3istrs%20st.%20uz%2001072018/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf

Coordinates: 56°33′N 27°43′E / 56.550°N 27.717°E / 56.550; 27.717

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Ludza Municipality Ludzas novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms

Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Ludza
Government
• Council Chair	Edgars Mekšs (LZS)
Area ^[1]
• Total	964.80 km² (372.51 sq mi)
• Land	904.36 km² (349.18 sq mi)
• Water	60.44 km² (23.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Total	11,739
• Density	12/km² (32/sq mi)
Website	www.ludza.lv

Ludza Municipality

Population[]

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