Rūjiena Municipality
Rūjiena Municipality
Rūjienas novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Rūjiena |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Guntis Gladkins (Vidzeme Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 352.76 km2 (136.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 340.96 km2 (131.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 4,817 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Rūjiena Municipality (Latvian: Rūjienas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Rūjiena town, Ipiķi parish, Jeri parish, Lode parish and Vilpulka parish, the administrative centre being Rūjiena. The population in 2020 was 4,824.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Rūjiena Municipalitu ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Valmiera Municipality.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[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.
External links
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Media related to Rūjiena Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
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