Roja Municipality Explained

Roja Municipality
Native Name:Rojas novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Roja, Latvia
Leader Title:Council Chair
Leader Name:Eva Kārkliņa
Leader Party:LZP
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Roja Municipality (Latvian: Rojas novads,) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Mērsrags parish and Roja parish the administrative centre being Roja. Since 2010 a separate Mērsrags municipality has been created. The population in 2020 was 3,368.[1]

On 1 July 2021, Roja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Talsi Municipality.[2]

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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: Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums . 2024-08-08 . LIKUMI.LV . lv.