Vecpiebalga Parish (Latvian: Vecpiebalgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality.[4] The parish center is Vecpiebalga.
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| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.14 km2 (42.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.05 km2 (38.24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,281 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Before the administrative reform of 2021, Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 5 parishes in the former Vecpiebalga Municipality. Until 2009 Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 21 parishes in the former Cēsis District. The territory is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.[5]
Vecpiebalga Parish is the birthplace of the writers Reinis Kaudzīte, Matīss Kaudzīte and Kārlis Skalbe.
Towns, villages and settlements of Vecpiebalga Parish
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edit- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ [2] Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums
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