Aizpute Municipality
Aizputes novads
Municipality
Flag of Aizpute Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Aizpute Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreAizpute
Government
 • ChairmanJuris Grasmanis (NA)
Area
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 • Total640.10 km2 (247.14 sq mi)
 • Land614.50 km2 (237.26 sq mi)
 • Water25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total8,083
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Websitewww.aizputesnovads.lv

Aizpute Municipality (Latvian: Aizputes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aizpute town, Aizpute parish, Cīrava parish, Kalvene parish, Kazdanga parish and Laža parish the administrative centre being Aizpute. Aizpute Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[3] The population in 2020 was 8,057.[4]

Notable people

Latvian dissident and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Lidija Doroņina-Lasmane was born in Aizpute Municipality.

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Aizpute is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

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  3. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". aizputesnovads.lv (in Latvian). Aizpute. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

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