Priekule Municipality

Priekule Municipality Priekules novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Priekule
Government
• Council Chair	Vija Jablonska (NA)
Area [1]
• Total	519.86 km^2 (200.72 sq mi)
• Land	507.26 km^2 (195.85 sq mi)
• Water	12.6 km^2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	4,955
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
Website	www.priekule.lv

Priekule Municipality (Latvian: Priekules novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bunka Parish, Virga Parish, Gramzda Parish, Kalēti Parish, Priekule Parish and Priekule town the administrative centre being Priekule. As of 2020, the population was 4,997.^[3]

Priekule Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.^[4]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References

1. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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. "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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