Olaine Municipality

Olaine Municipality
Olaines novads
Flag of Olaine Municipality
Coat of arms of Olaine Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreOlaine
Government
 • Council ChairAndris Bergs (LSDSP)
Area
 • Total308.67 km2 (119.18 sq mi)
 • Land297.14 km2 (114.73 sq mi)
 • Water11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total20,658
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Websitewww.olaine.lv

Olaine Municipality (Latvian: Olaines novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Olaine parish and Olaine town the administrative centre being Olaine. The population in 2020 was 119,667.[3]

After the 2021 administrative reform, a part of Ķekava Parish of Ķekava Municipality (near the village of Jāņupe) was added to connect both of the separated areas of the municipality.

  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. ^ "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.