Dundaga Municipality

Dundaga Municipality
Dundagas novads
Former municipality
Slītere Lighthouse
Slītere Lighthouse
Flag of Dundaga Municipality
Coat of arms of Dundaga Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreDundaga
Government
 • Council Chairvacant
Area
 • Total676.35 km2 (261.14 sq mi)
 • Land667.74 km2 (257.82 sq mi)
 • Water8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,487
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Websitewww.dundaga.lv

Dundaga Municipality (Latvian: Dundagas novads, Livonian: Dūoņig mōgõn)[3] is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dundaga parish and Kolka parish, the administrative centre being Dundaga. As of 2020, the population was 3,571.[4]

On 1 July 2021, Dundaga Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Talsi Municipality.[5]

  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)
  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)
  3. ^ "Dundagas novads piedalīsies «Balttour» izstādē" [Dundaga Municipality will participate in the BaltTour expo]. www.dundaga.lv. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.