Skrunda Municipality

Skrunda Municipality
Skrundas novads
Municipality
Flag of Skrunda Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Skrunda Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Dissolved2021
CentreSkrunda
Area
[1]
 • Total
556.85 km2 (215.00 sq mi)
 • Land537.93 km2 (207.70 sq mi)
 • Water18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
4,526
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.skrunda.lv

Skrunda Municipality (Latvian: Skrundas novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Skrunda town with its countryside territory, Raņķi parish, Nīkrāce parish and Rudbārži parish; the administrative centre being Skrunda. The population in 2020 was 4,543.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Skrunda Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga 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 counties". 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.