Aknīste Municipality
Aknīste Municipality
Aknīstes novads | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Aknīste |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Vija Dzene (For a United Municipality) |
| Area | |
• Total | 284.72 km2 (109.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 280.63 km2 (108.35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,546 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
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Aknīste Municipality (Latvian: Aknīstes novads) is a former municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aknīste town with its countryside territory, Asare parish and Gārsene parish, the administrative centre being Aknīste. In 2010 Aknīste parish was created from the countryside territory of Aknīste town. The population in 2020 was 2,520.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Aknīste Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Jēkabpils 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 county". 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 Aknīste Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
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