Jelgava Municipality

Jelgava Local Municipality (Latvian: Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.[3]

Jelgava Local Municipality
Jelgavas novads
Municipality
Flag of Jelgava Local Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Jelgava Local Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
Reformed2021
CentreJelgava (extraterritorially)
Government
 • Council ChairMadars Lasmanis ("Latvijas attīstībai" )
Area
[1]
 • Total1,604.08 km2 (619.34 sq mi)
 • Land1,556.82 km2 (601.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total31,899
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Websitewww.jelgavasnovads.lv/lv/

On 1 July 2021, Jelgava Municipality was enlarged when Ozolnieki Municipality were merged into it.

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

Jelgava Local Municipality is twinned with:[4]

Images
  • Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
    Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021

See also

References
  1. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. "Pilsētu (blīvi apdzīvotu) un lauku (reti apdzīvotu) teritoriju iedzīvotāju skaits reģionos, pilsētās, novados un pagastos (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) – Teritoriālā vienība, Laika periods un Rādītāji". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  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. "Sadraudzība". jelgavasnovads.lv (in Latvian). Jelgavas novads. Retrieved 2019-09-17.


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