Kandava Municipality
Kandavas novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Centre | Kandava |
| Government | |
| • Chairwoman | Inga Priede (LZP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 649.02 km2 (250.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 636.45 km2 (245.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 7,462 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Kandava Municipality (Latvian: Kandavas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 1999 by merging Cēre Parish and Kandava town with its countryside territory. Later it absorbed Matkule Parish, Vāne Parish, Zante Parish and Zemīte Parish the administrative centre being Kandava.
On 1 July 2021, Kandava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Tukums Municipality.[3]
- ^ 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) - ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 8 August 2024.