| Jelgava Local Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Jelgavas 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: | Jelgava (extraterritorially) |
| Leader Title: | Council Chair |
| Leader Name: | vacant |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Jelgava Local Municipality (Latvian: Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.[1]
On 1 July 2021, Jelgava Municipality was enlarged when Ozolnieki Municipality were merged into it. It borders Lithuania.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia.
Jelgava Local Municipality is twinned with:[2]
Alytus, Lithuania
Glodeni District, Moldova Joniškis, Lithuania
Suwałki, Poland