Alsunga Municipality Explained

Alsunga Municipality
Native Name:Alsungas novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Alsunga
Leader Title:Council Chair
Leader Name:Daiga Kalniņa
(For The Growth of Alsunga Municipality)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Alsunga Municipality (Latvian: Alsungas novads) is a former municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 from Alsunga Parish, the administrative centre being Alsunga. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga, Almāle, Balande, Dienvidstacija, Ziedlejas, Bērzkalni, Būcmaņi, Grāveri, Reģi.[1] As of 2020, the population was 1,268.[2]

On 1 July 2021, Alsunga Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga Municipality as Alsunga Parish.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alsungas pagasts - Par Alsungu . Alsunga Municipality . lv . 2010-09-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804202342/http://www.alsunga.lv/content/view/67/104/ . 2010-08-04.
  2. Web site: ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. 2021-02-12.
  3. Web site: Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums . 2024-08-08 . LIKUMI.LV . lv.