Pārgauja Municipality
Pārgauja Municipality
Pārgaujas novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Stalbe |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Hardijs Vents (United For the Municipality/ZZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 486.55 km2 (187.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 467.86 km2 (180.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,603 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Pārgauja Municipality (Latvian: Pārgaujas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Raiskums Parish, Stalbe Parish and Straupe Parish, the administrative centre being Stalbe. As of 2020, the population was 3,576.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Pārgauja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Cēsis Municipality.[4]
Twin towns — sister cities[]
Pārgauja is twinned with:[5]
Motta Santa Lucia, Italy
Oarja, Romania
Rîșcani, Moldova
Spydeberg, Norway
See also[]
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.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ "Sadraudzības partneri ārvalstīs". pargaujasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Pārgaujas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
Coordinates: 57°22′15″N 25°01′51″E / 57.37083°N 25.03083°E
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