Jaunpils Municipality

Jaunpils Municipality
Jaunpils novads
Flag of Jaunpils Municipality
Coat of arms of Jaunpils Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreJaunpils
Government
 • ChairwomanLigita Gintere (LZS)
Area
 • Total
209.46 km2 (80.87 sq mi)
 • Land203.97 km2 (78.75 sq mi)
 • Water5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
2,188
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Websitewww.jaunpils.lv

Jaunpils Municipality (Latvian: Jaunpils novads) is a former Latvian municipality situated partly in the region of Semigallia and partly in Courland. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Jaunpils Parish and Viesati Parish, the administrative centre being Jaunpils. As of 2020, the population was 2,141.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Jaunpils Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Tukums Municipality.[4]

  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. ^ "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. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.