Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Tukums Municipality
Tukuma novads
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Country Latvia Formed 2009 Reformed 2021 Centre Tukums • Council Chair Normunds Rečs (NA ) Website www .tukums .lv
Tukums Municipality (Latvian : Tukuma novads ) is a Latvian municipality situated partly in the region of Semigallia , partly in Courland and partly in Vidzeme . The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Degole Parish , Džūkste Parish , Irlava Parish , Jaunsāti Parish , Lestene Parish , Pūre Parish , Sēme Parish , Slampe Parish , Tume Parish , Zentene Parish and Tukums town ; the administrative centre being Tukums. The population in 2020 was 27,613.[ 1]
On 1 July 2021, Tukums Municipality was enlarged when Engure Municipality , Jaunpils Municipality and Kandava Municipality were merged into it.[ 2]
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State cities Municipalities Ogre is a state city, but it is also part of
Ogre Municipality . Unlike the other listed entities, it is not a first-level administrative division of Latvia.
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