Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizkraukles novads
Municipality
Coat of arms of Aizkraukle Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Aizkraukle Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2001
Reformed2021
CentreAizkraukle
Government
 • Council ChairLeons Līdums (VP)
Area
[1]
 • Total2,274.24 km2 (878.09 sq mi)
 • Land2,196.74 km2 (848.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total28,950
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Websitewww.aizkraukle.lv

Aizkraukle Municipality (Latvian: Aizkraukles novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging town Aizkraukle and Aizkraukle Parish the administrative centre being Aizkraukle. The population in 2020 was 8,024.[3]

As a part of the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the municipalities of Aizkraukle, Jaunjelgava, Koknese, Nereta, Pļaviņas and Skrīveri were merged into the new Aizkraukle Municipality. The new municipality encompasses nearly all of the area of the former Aizkraukle District, with the omission of Kurmene Parish and Valle Parish.

Subdivisions

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Aizkraukle is twinned with:[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  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. ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aizkraukle.lv (in Latvian). Aizkraukles novads. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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