Pārgauja Municipality

Pārgauja Municipality (Latvian: Pārgaujas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Raiskums Parish, Stalbe Parish and Straupe Parish, the administrative centre being Stalbe. As of 2020, the population was 3,576.[3]

Pārgauja Municipality
Pārgaujas novads
Former municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreStalbe
Government
 • Council ChairHardijs Vents (United For the Municipality/ZZS)
Area
[1]
 • Total486.55 km2 (187.86 sq mi)
 • Land467.86 km2 (180.64 sq mi)
 • Water18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,603
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Websitewww.pargaujasnovads.lv

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

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

Pārgauja is twinned with:[5]

See also

References
  1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  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. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  5. "Sadraudzības partneri ārvalstīs". pargaujasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Pārgaujas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.



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