Amata Municipality (Latvian: Amatas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2000 by merging Amata parish and Drabeši parish, but in 2009 it absorbed Nītaure parish, Skujene parish and Zaube parish, too. The administrative centre is located in the "Ausmas" homestead near Drabeši.
Amata Municipality
Amatas novads | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Centre | Drabeši |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Elita Eglīte (LZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 745.94 km2 (288.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 731.07 km2 (282.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.87 km2 (5.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,042 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Amata Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Cēsis Municipality, reverting back to the pre-2009 parishes.[3]
Twin towns — sister citiesEdit
Alytus, Lithuania
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
- ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ "Miestai partneriai". alytus.lt (in Lithuanian). Alytus. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
Coordinates: 57°12′N 25°09′E / 57.200°N 25.150°E
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