Nīca Municipality

Nīca Municipality

*Nīcas novads*
Nīca Municipality Nīcas novads
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
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)
• Total	3,113
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Website	www.nica.lv

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[]

Green Ray (Zaļais stars): stone monument marking the westernmost point in Latvia

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:

School in Rude near Nīca

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.

External links[]

Nīca Municipality on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates: 56°20′46″N 21°03′44″E / 56.34611°N 21.06222°E / 56.34611; 21.06222

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[LVannual-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.

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