Vaiņode Municipality

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Vaiņode Municipality
Vaiņodes novads
Coat of arms of Vaiņode Municipality
Vaiņodes novada karte.png
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreVaiņode
Government
 • Council ChairVisvaldis Jansons (LZS)
Area
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Websitewww.vainode.lv

Vaiņode Municipality (Latvian: Vaiņodes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Embūte parish and Vaiņode parish; the administrative centre being Vaiņode. The population in 2020 was 2,235.[1]

Vaiņode Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

Coordinates: 56°25′06″N 21°51′08″E / 56.41833°N 21.85222°E / 56.41833; 21.85222