Vaiņode Municipality (Latvian: Vaiņodes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Embūte parish and Vaiņode parish; the administrative centre being Vaiņode. The population in 2020 was 2,235.[3]
Vaiņode Municipality
Vaiņodes novads | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Vaiņode |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Visvaldis Jansons (LZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 306.95 km2 (118.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 299.54 km2 (115.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,216 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Vaiņode Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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