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Ludza Municipality

Coordinates: 56°33′N 27°43′E / 56.550°N 27.717°E / 56.550; 27.717
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Ludza Municipality
Ludzas novads
Flag of Ludza Municipality
Coat of arms of Ludza Municipality
Coordinates: 56°33′N 27°43′E / 56.550°N 27.717°E / 56.550; 27.717
Country Latvia
Formed2009
Reformed2021
CentreLudza
Government
 • Council ChairEdgars Mekšs (LZS)
Area
 • Total2,411.36 km2 (931.03 sq mi)
 • Land2,310.22 km2 (891.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total20,745
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Websitewww.ludza.lv

Ludza Municipality (Latvian: Ludzas novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Briģi Parish, Cirma Parish, Isnauda Parish, Istra Parish, Nirza Parish, Ņukši Parish, Pilda Parish, Pureņi Parish, Rundēni Parish and Ludza town, the administrative centre being Ludza.

During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Cibla Municipality, Kārsava Municipality and Zilupe Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Ludza District.

The municipality is located 267 km from the capital of Latvia - Riga, by the Latvian-Russian border, i.e. by the border of the European Union with the Russian Federation.

The territory of the municipality is crossed by the internationally important Riga-Moscow road and by the Riga-Moscow railway.

Population

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Territorial unit Population (year)
Briģi parish 553 (2018)[3]
Cirma Parish 647 (2018)
Isnauda Parish 1022 (2018)
Istra Parish 532 (2018)
Ludza 8344(2018)
Nirza Parish 378 (2018)
Ņukši Parish 416 (2018)
Pilda Parish 568 (2018)
Pureņi Parish 337 (2018)
Rundēni Parish 429 (2018)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "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)
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