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Rucava Municipality

Rucava Municipality
Rucavas novads
Municipality
Flag of Rucava Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Rucava Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreRucava
Government
 • Council ChairJānis Veits (For The Development of the Municipality)
Area
[1]
 • Total448.16 km2 (173.04 sq mi)
 • Land434.43 km2 (167.73 sq mi)
 • Water13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,505
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi)

Rucava Municipality (Latvian: Rucavas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dunika Parish and Rucava Parish, the administrative centre being Rucava. The population in 2020 was 1,451.[3]

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

See also

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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