Ozolnieki Municipality

Ozolnieki Municipality
Ozolnieku novads
Flag of Ozolnieki Municipality
Coat of arms of Ozolnieki Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2003
CentreOzolnieki
Government
 • Council ChairAndris Ozoliņš (Latvian Association of Regions)
Area
 • Total286.17 km2 (110.49 sq mi)
 • Land273.54 km2 (105.61 sq mi)
 • Water12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total9,948
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Websitewww.ozolnieki.lv

Ozolnieki Municipality (Latvian: Ozolnieku novads) is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Ozolnieki Parish and Cena Parish; the administrative centre being Ozolnieki. In 2009 municipality absorbed Sidrabene parish (in 2011 renamed to Salgale parish), too. The population in 2020 was 10,019.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Ozolnieki Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Jelgava 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.