Dobele Municipality Explained

Dobele Municipality
Native Name:Dobeles novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Established Title2:Reformed
Established Date2:2021
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Dobele
Leader Title:Council Chair
Leader Name:Ivars Gorskis (LZS)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Dobele Municipality (Latvian: Dobeles novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dobele town and the Annenieki, Auri, Bērze, Biksti, Dobele, Jaunbērze, Krimūna, Naudīte, Penkule and Zebrene parishes, the administrative centre being Dobele.[1] As of 2020, the population was 19,286.[2]

On 1 July 2021, Dobele Municipality was enlarged when Auce Municipality and Tērvete Municipality were merged into it. It borders Lithuania.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia.

Dobele is twinned with:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pilsēta un pagasti ; Dobeles novada pašvaldība . Town and parishes ; Dobele Municipality self-government . Dobele Municipality . lv . 2010-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100625024319/http://www.dobele.lv/page/pilseta-un-pagasti . 2010-06-25.
  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: Sadarbības partneri. dobele.lv. Dobele. lv. 2019-08-31.