Ventspils Municipality

Ventspils Municipality
Ventspils novads

Flag

Coat of arms

Country

Formed

2009

Centre

Ventspils (extraterritorially)

Government

• Mayor

Aivars Mucenieks

Area^[1]

• Total

2,462.3 km² (950.7 sq mi)

Population (2009)^[2]

• Total

13,786

• Density

5.6/km² (15/sq mi)

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Ventspils Municipality (Latvian: Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene town, Ance parish, Jūrkalne parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene parish), Pope parish, Puze parish, Tārgale parish, Ugāle parish, Usma parish, Užava parish, Vārve parish, Ziras parish and Zlēkas parish. It is administered from Ventspils city, which is not included within its limits.

References

First-level administrative divisions of Latvia

Republican cities:	Daugavpils Jēkabpils Jelgava Jūrmala Liepāja Rēzekne Riga Valmiera Ventspils

Municipalities:	Aglona Aizkraukle Aizpute Aknīste Aloja Alsunga Alūksne Amata Ape Auce Ādaži Babīte Baldone Baltinava Balvi Bauska Beverīna Brocēni Burtnieki Carnikava Cēsis Cesvaine Cibla Dagda Daugavpils Dobele Dundaga Durbe Engure Ērgļi Garkalne Grobiņa Gulbene Iecava Ikšķile Inčukalns Ilūkste Jaunjelgava Jaunpiebalga Jaunpils Jēkabpils Jelgava Kandava Kārsava Kocēni Koknese Krāslava Krimulda Krustpils Kuldīga Ķegums Ķekava Lielvārde Līgatne Limbaži Līvāni Lubāna Ludza Madona Mālpils Mārupe Mazsalaca Mērsrags Naukšēni Nereta Nīca Ogre Olaine Ozolnieki Pārgauja Pāvilosta Pļaviņas Preiļi Priekule Priekuļi Rauna Rēzekne Riebiņi Roja Ropaži Rucava Rugāji Rundāle Rūjiena Salacgrīva Sala Salaspils Saldus Saulkrasti Sēja Sigulda Skrīveri Skrunda Smiltene Stopiņi Strenči Talsi Tērvete Tukums Vaiņode Valka Varakļāni Vārkava Vecpiebalga Vecumnieki Ventspils Viesīte Viļaka Viļāni Zilupe

Cities and municipalities in Kurzeme Region

Cities:	Liepāja Ventspils

Municipalities:	Aizpute Alsunga Brocēni Dundaga Durbe Grobiņa Kuldīga Mērsrags Nīca Pāvilosta Priekule Roja Rucava Saldus Skrunda Talsi Vaiņode Ventspils

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