Alūksne Municipality
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Alūksne Municipality
Alūksnes novads | |
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Coordinates: 57°23′N 27°06′E / 57.383°N 27.100°E | |
Country | Latvia |
Formed | 2024 |
Centre | Alūksne |
Government | |
• Council Chair | Dzintars Adlers (Vienotība) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,697.58 km2 (655.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,647.79 km2 (636.22 sq mi) |
• Water | 49.79 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 13,059 |
• Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Alūksne Municipality (Latvian: Alūksnes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders Ape in the west, Balvi Municipality, Gulbene Municipality and Alūksne Municipality in the south, Pskov Oblast of Russia in the east and Võru County of Estonia in the north. The administrative center of the municipality is Alūksne.
History
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Alsviķi parish, Anna parish, Ilzene parish, Jaunalūksne parish, Jaunanna parish, Jaunlaicene parish, Kalncempji parish, Liepna parish, Maliena parish, Mālupe parish, Mārkalne parish, Pededze parish, Veclaicene parish, Zeltiņi parish, Ziemeri parish, and the town of Alūksne.
Twin towns — sister cities
- Strugo-Krasnensky District, Russia
- Ostrovsky District, Russia
- Pechorsky District, Russia
- Pskov, Russia
- Haanja, Estonia
- Misso, Estonia
- Rõuge, Estonia
- Vastseliina, Estonia
- Võru, Estonia
- Sundbyberg, Sweden
- Wettin-Löbejün, Germany
See also
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aluksne.lv (in Latvian). Alūksnes novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
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