Saldus Municipality (2009–2021)
Saldus Municipality
Saldus novads | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Saldus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Māris Zusts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,683.3 km2 (649.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 22 006[2] |
| Website | saldus.lv |
Saldus Municipality (Latvian: Saldus novads) is 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.
Patron of the University of Latvia
Saldus municipality is 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.[3]
Population
| 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) |
Twin towns — sister cities
Mažeikiai, Lithuania- Nevarėnai, Lithuania
- Šilutė, Lithuania
Paide, Estonia
Stargard, Poland
Florești, Moldova
Lidingö, Sweden
Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
Sankt Andrä, Austria
Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
Volda, Norway
See also
References
- ^ The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
- ^ "ISG020. Iedzīvotāju skaits un tā izmaiņas statistiskajos reģionos, republikas pilsētās, novadu pilsētās un novados". csb.gov.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ https://www.fonds.lv/lepojamies/mecenati/sudraba-mecenati/saldus-novada-pasvaldiba/
- ^ 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". ezere.lv (in Latvian). Saldus novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
56°40′N 22°30′E / 56.667°N 22.500°E
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