Mērsrags Municipality

Mērsrags Municipality

*Mērsraga novads*
Mērsrags Municipality Mērsraga novads
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2011
Centre	Mērsrags
Government
• Council Chair	Roberts Šiliņš (Us for Mērsrags Municipality)
Area
• Total	109.76 km2 (42.38 sq mi)
• Land	88.69 km2 (34.24 sq mi)
• Water	21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,431
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Website	www.mersrags.lv

Mērsrags Municipality (Latvian: Mērsraga novads) is a former administrative unit of Latvia, formed in 2011. As of 2020, the population was 1,407.^[3]

History[edit]

In 2009, Roja Municipality was formed by merging Mērsrags Parish and Roja Parish, both at the coast of the Baltic Sea. In January 2010, the residents of Mērsraga in a general meeting decided to withdraw from the new municipality and create an independent Mērsrags municipality. In September 2010, the national parliament Saeima in a first reading supported a change of the law of administrative territories and populated areas for the establishment of Mērsrags municipality. Separate Roja and Mērsrags municipality council elections took place on 18 December 2010. Officially, Mērsrags Municipality came into life on 3 January 2011.

On 1 July 2021, Mērsrags Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Talsi Municipality.^[4]

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.
^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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[wikidata-a1a2825ce644137700d437d25b307517df5d8f15-v12-1] 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)

[wikidata-022372c893266d4fb61209507432a6866a56964f-v12-2] 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)

[LVannual-3] "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.

[4] [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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v t e First-level administrative divisions of Latvia
Municipalities	Ādaži Aizkraukle Alūksne Augšdaugava Balvi Bauska Cēsis Dobele Gulbene Jelgava Jēkabpils Ķekava Krāslava Kuldīga Limbaži Līvāni Ludza Madona Mārupe Ogre Olaine Preiļi Rēzekne Ropaži Salaspils Saldus Saulkrasti Sigulda Smiltene South Kurzeme Talsi Tukums Valka Valmiera Varakļāni Ventspils
State cities	Daugavpils Jelgava Jūrmala Liepāja Rēzekne Riga Ventspils
Jēkabpils, Ogre and Valmiera are also state cities. However, they are also part of municipalities and serve as second-level administrative divisions.

v t e Cities and municipalities in Kurzeme Region
Cities:	Liepāja Ventspils
Municipalities:	Kuldīga Saldus South Kurzeme Talsi Ventspils

Authority control databases
National	Latvia
Geographic	MusicBrainz area

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