Dobele Municipality
Dobeles novads
Municipality
Flag of Dobele Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Dobele Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
Reformed2021
CentreDobele
Government
 • Council ChairAndrejs Spridzāns (ZZS)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,629.33 km2 (629.09 sq mi)
 • Land1,587.25 km2 (612.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total27,829
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Websitewww.dobele.lv

Dobele Municipality (Latvian: Dobeles novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dobele town and the Annenieki, Auri, Bērze, Biksti, Dobele, Jaunbērze, Krimūna, Naudīte, Penkule and Zebrene parishes, the administrative centre being Dobele.[3] As of 2020, the population was 19,286.[4]

On 1 July 2021, Dobele Municipality was enlarged when Auce Municipality and Tērvete Municipality were merged into it.

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Dobele is twinned with:[5]

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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. ^ "Pilsēta un pagasti ; Dobeles novada pašvaldība" [Town and parishes ; Dobele Municipality self-government] (in Latvian). Dobele Municipality. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  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. ^ "Sadarbības partneri". dobele.lv (in Latvian). Dobele. Retrieved 2019-08-31.


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