Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Grobiņa Municipality
Grobiņas novads |
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Country | Latvia |
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Formed | 2009 |
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Dissolved | 2021 |
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Centre | Grobiņa |
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• Chairman | Aivars Priedols (last) (LZS) |
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• Total | 489.96 km2 (189.17 sq mi) |
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• Land | 474.47 km2 (183.19 sq mi) |
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• Water | 15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi) |
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• Total | 8,329 |
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• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
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Website | www.grobina.lv |
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Grobiņa Municipality (Latvian: Grobiņas novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārta Parish, Gavieze Parish, Grobiņa Parish, Medze Parish and the town of Grobiņa with the administrative centre being Grobiņa. The population in 2020 was 8,347.[3]
Grobiņa Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]
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