Skrunda Municipality

Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Skrunda Municipality
Skrundas novads
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Coat of arms of Skrunda Municipality
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Country Latvia
Dissolved2021
CentreSkrunda
Area
 • Total556.85 km2 (215.00 sq mi)
 • Land537.93 km2 (207.70 sq mi)
 • Water18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total4,526
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.skrunda.lv

Skrunda Municipality (Latvian: Skrundas novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Skrunda town with its countryside territory, Raņķi parish, Nīkrāce parish and Rudbārži parish; the administrative centre being Skrunda. The population in 2020 was 4,543.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Skrunda Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga Municipality.[4]

See also

  • Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References

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  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. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
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