Inčukalns Municipality Explained

Inčukalns Municipality
Native Name:Inčukalna novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2006
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Inčukalns
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Aivars Nalivaiko (LZS)
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Inčukalns Municipality (Latvian: Inčukalna novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Inčukalns Parish and Vangaži town, the administrative centre being Inčukalns. The population in 2020 was 7,640.[1]

On 1 July 2021, Inčukalns Municipality ceased to exist. Inčukalns Parish was merged into Sigulda Municipality and Vangaži town was merged into Ropaži Municipality.[2]

Inčukalns underground gas storage

Inčukalns underground gas storage facility, which helps to serve the Baltic States, is located in the municipality.[3] [4] The facility has a storage capacity of 4.47 bcm.[5] The gas is stored approximately 800 meters underground. The facility is linked to the Balticconnector.

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas . likumi.lv.
  3. Web site: Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website . www.lg.lv.
  4. News: Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia . Postimees . 2014-10-20 . 2014-10-28.
  5. Web site: Skulte LNG Terminal - Natural Gas Storage. 28 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103193716/https://www.skultelng.lv/en/underground_gas_storage/. 3 January 2022.