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Municipality of Latvia Municipality in Latvia
Aizpute Municipality Aizputes novads
Municipality
Flag of Aizpute MunicipalityFlagCoat of arms of Aizpute MunicipalityCoat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreAizpute
Government
 • ChairmanJuris Grasmanis (NA)
Area
 • Total640.10 km (247.14 sq mi)
 • Land614.50 km (237.26 sq mi)
 • Water25.6 km (9.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total8,083
 • Density13/km (33/sq mi)
Websitewww.aizputesnovads.lv

Aizpute Municipality (Latvian: Aizputes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aizpute town, Aizpute parish, Cīrava parish, Kalvene parish, Kazdanga parish and Laža parish the administrative centre being Aizpute. Aizpute Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality. The population in 2020 was 8,057.

Notable people

Latvian dissident and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Lidija Doroņina-Lasmane was born in Aizpute Municipality.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Aizpute is twinned with:

See also

References

  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. "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. "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.
  5. "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aizputesnovads.lv (in Latvian). Aizpute. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
Former first-level administrative divisions of Latvia (2009–2021)
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State cities and municipalities in Kurzeme Region
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