Rūjiena Municipality

Rūjiena Municipality Rūjienas novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Rūjiena
Government
• Council Chair	Guntis Gladkins (Vidzeme Party)
Area [1]
• Total	352.76 km^2 (136.20 sq mi)
• Land	340.96 km^2 (131.65 sq mi)
• Water	11.8 km^2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	4,817
• Density	14/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Website	www.rujiena.lv

Rūjiena Municipality (Latvian: Rūjienas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Rūjiena town, Ipiķi parish, Jeri parish, Lode parish and Vilpulka parish, the administrative centre being Rūjiena. The population in 2020 was 4,824.^[3]

On 1 July 2021, Rūjiena Municipalitu ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Valmiera 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 counties". 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.

External links

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