Nīca Municipality
Nīca Municipality
Nīcas novads | |
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Country | Latvia |
Formed | 2009 |
Centre | Nīca |
Government | |
• Council Chair | Agris Petermanis (For The Development of Nīca Municipality) |
Area | |
• Total | 350.83 km2 (135.46 sq mi) |
• Land | 324.42 km2 (125.26 sq mi) |
• Water | 26.41 km2 (10.20 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 3,113 |
• Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Nīca Municipality (Latvian: Nīcas novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The administrative center is the village of Nīca. As of 2020, the municipality's population was 3,100.[3]
Geography[]
The municipality is located in western Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The westernmost point in Latvia is located within its territory. The highest elevation point is Pūsēnu hill (Latvian: Pūsēnu kāpa) at 37 m (121 ft). Parts of the municipality lie below sea level. Its geography is dominated by coastal plains, and its territory is part of the (Latvian: Bārtavas līdzenums) region.
History[]
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Nīca parish and Otaņķi parish, as part of the 2009 administrative reform.
Subdivision[]
The municipality is subdivided into 2 parishes, namely:
See also[]
- Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
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.
- ^ "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.
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Coordinates: 56°20′46″N 21°03′44″E / 56.34611°N 21.06222°E
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