Saldus Municipality (2009–2021)

Coordinates: 56°40′N 22°30′E / 56.667°N 22.500°E / 56.667; 22.500
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Saldus Municipality
Saldus novads
Flag of Saldus Municipality
Coat of arms of Saldus Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreSaldus
Government
 • Council ChairMāris Zusts (LZP)
Area
 • Total1,682.86 km2 (649.76 sq mi)
 • Land1,641.11 km2 (633.64 sq mi)
 • Water41.75 km2 (16.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total21,438
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Websitesaldus.lv

Saldus Municipality (2009–2021) (Latvian: Saldus novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Saldus town, Ezere Parish, Jaunauce Parish, Jaunlutriņi Parish, Kursīši Parish, Lutriņi Parish, Nīgrande Parish, Novadnieki Parish, Pampāļi Parish, Ruba Parish, Saldus Parish, Šķēde Parish, Vadakste Parish, Zaņa Parish, Zirņi Parish and Zvārde Parish, the administrative centre being Saldus. On July 1, 2021 the municipality was merged with Brocēni Municipality. The population in 2020 was 21,587.[3]

Population[edit]

Territorial unit Population (year)
Ezere parish 1121 (2018)[4]
Jaunauce parish 342 (2018)
Jaunlutriņi parish 739 (2018)
Kursīši parish 807 (2018)
Lutriņi parish 1286 (2018)
Nīgrande parish 1347 (2018)
Novadnieki parish 1652 (2018)
Pampāļi parish 597 (2018)
Ruba parish 715 (2018)
Saldus 10810 (2018)
Saldus parish 1549 (2018)
Šķēde parish 572 (2018)
Vadakste parish 406 (2018)
Zaņa parish 624 (2018)
Zirņi parish 1564 (2018)
Zvārde parish 385 (2018)

Patron of the University of Latvia[edit]

Saldus municipality was a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. Supported the University of Latvia in 2013-2019, when it established a scholarship “Medusmaize”, which is intended for young people of their region who, after graduating from high school, start basic studies in one of the Latvian universities. If the criteria are met, support is provided throughout the bachelor's degree.[5]

Twin towns — sister cities[edit]

Saldus is twinned with:[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Saldus novada pašvaldība".
  6. ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". ezere.lv (in Latvian). Saldus novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

56°40′N 22°30′E / 56.667°N 22.500°E / 56.667; 22.500