Vecpiebalga Parish

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Vecpiebalga Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms of Vecpiebalga Parish
Vecpiebalgas pagasts LocMap.png
57°04′40″N 25°47′07″E / 57.0777°N 25.7852°E / 57.0777; 25.7852Coordinates: 57°04′40″N 25°47′07″E / 57.0777°N 25.7852°E / 57.0777; 25.7852 Edit this at Wikidata
CountryLatvia
Area
 • Total110.15 km2 (42.53 sq mi)
 • Land99.06 km2 (38.25 sq mi)
 • Water11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total1,288
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)

Vecpiebalga Parish (Latvian: Vecpiebalgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality[3] in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality. Before the administrative reform of 2021, Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 5 parishes in the former Vecpiebalga Municipality. Before the administrative reform of 2009, Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 21 parishes in the former Cēsis District. The territory of Vecpiebalga Parish Municipality is defined by law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.[4]

Vecpiebalga Parish is the birthplace of the writers Reinis Kaudzīte, and Kārlis Skalbe.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vecpiebalga Parish[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  4. ^ [2] Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums


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