Viesīte Municipality (Latvian: Viesītes novads) is a former municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Elkšņi parish, Rite parish, Sauka parish and Viesīte town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Viesīte. In 2010 Viesīte parish was created from the countryside territory of Viesīte town. The population in 2020 was 3,500.[3]
Viesīte Municipality
Viesītes novads | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Viesīte |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Alfons Žuks (V) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 651.15 km2 (251.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 626.62 km2 (241.94 sq mi) |
| • Water | 24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,535 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Viesīte Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Jēkabpils Municipality.[4]
Twin towns — sister citiesEdit
Czeladź, Poland
Pastavy District, Belarus
Rokiškis, Lithuania
Zhydachiv, Ukraine
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ "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.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". viesite.lv (in Latvian). Viesīte. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
External linksEdit
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