Saldus Municipality
Saldus novads
Municipality
Country Latvia
Merged2021
CentreSaldus
Government
 • Council ChairMāris Zusts (LZP)
Area
 • Total2,179.4 km2 (841.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total27,110
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Postal code
LV-3801
Websitesaldus.lv

Saldus Municipality (Latvian: Saldus novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2021 by merging the former Saldus Municipality and Brocēni Municipality.[1]

It contains 19 Parishes and 2 Towns: Saldus town, Ezere Parish, Jaunauce Parish, Jaunlutriņi Parish, Kursīši Parish, Lutriņi Parish, Nīgrande Parish, Novadnieki Parish, Pampāļi Parish, Ruba Parish, Saldus Parish, Šķēde Parish, Vadakste Parish, Zaņa Parish, Zirņi Parish, Zvārde Parish, Brocēni town, Remte Parish, Blīdene Parish, Ciecere Parish, Gaiķi Parish.

The population in 2021 was 27 110.[2]

The municipality has an international partnership with Bakhmut urban hromada in Ukraine.[3]

Population

Territorial unit Population (year)
Ezere parish 972 (2021)[4]
Jaunauce parish 277 (2021)
Jaunlutriņi parish 656 (2021)
Kursīši parish 697 (2021)
Lutriņi parish 1,072 (2021)
Nīgrande parish 1,099 (2021)
Novadnieki parish 1,504 (2021)
Pampāļi parish 521 (2021)
Ruba parish 609 (2021)
Saldus 9,679 (2021)
Saldus parish 1,359 (2021)
Šķēde parish 453 (2021)
Vadakste parish 300 (2021)
Zaņa parish 539 (2021)
Zirņi parish 1,372 (2021)
Zvārde parish 329 (2021)
Brocēni 2,830 (2021)
Ciecere Parish 898 (2021)
Gaiķi Parish 675 (2021)
Remte Parish 618 (2021)
Blīdene Parish 651 (2021)

Patron of the University of Latvia

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Saldus Municipality is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. Supported the University of Latvia in 2013-2019, when it established a scholarship “Medusmaize”, which is intended for young people of their region who, after graduating from high school, start basic studies in one of the Latvian universities. If the criteria are met, support is provided throughout the bachelor's degree.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New municipalities map comes into force July 1". eng.lsm.lv. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Бахмутська територіальна громада". Decentralization in Ukraine (in English and Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2021-07-04.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Saldus novada pašvaldība" (in Latvian). Fonds.lv. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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