Tukums Municipality
Tukums Municipality
Tukuma novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Tukums |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Normunds Rečs (NA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,195.23 km2 (461.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,167.21 km2 (450.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 28.02 km2 (10.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,614 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Council of Tukums Municipality
Tukums Municipality (Latvian: Tukuma novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Degole Parish, Džūkste Parish, Irlava Parish, Jaunsāti Parish, Lestene Parish, Pūre Parish, Sēme Parish, Slampe Parish, Tume Parish, Zentene Parish and Tukums town; the administrative centre being Tukums. The population in 2020 was 27,613.[3]
Population[]
| Territorial unit | Population (year) |
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| Degole parish | 665 (2018)[4] |
| Džūkste Parish | 1417 (2018) |
| Irlava Parish | 1406 (2018) |
| Jaunsāti Parish | 906 (2018) |
| Lestene Parish | 650 (2018) |
| Pūre Parish | 1436 (2018) |
| Sēme Parish | 1240 (2018) |
| Slampe Parish | 1855 (2018) |
| Tukums | 18447 (2018) |
| Tume Parish | 1748 (2018) |
| Zentene Parish | 504 (2018) |
Twin towns — sister cities[]
Tukums is twinned with:[5]
Andrychów, Poland
Bnei Ayish, Israel
Chennevières-sur-Marne, France
Izium, Ukraine
Karelichy, Belarus
Krasnogorsk, Russia
Plungė, Lithuania
Scheeßel, Germany
Tidaholm, Sweden
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 counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". tukums.lv (in Latvian). Tukums. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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