| Saldus Municipality | |
| Established Title: | Merged |
| Postal Code: | LV-3801 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 27110 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2179.4 |
| Leader Party: | LZP |
| Leader Name: | Māris Zusts |
| Leader Title: | Council Chair |
| Seat: | Saldus |
| Seat Type: | Centre |
| Established Date: | 2021 |
| Native Name: | Saldus novads |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Native Name Lang: | lv |
| Website: | saldus.lv |
Saldus Municipality (Latvian: Saldus novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2021 by merging the former Saldus Municipality and Brocēni Municipality.[1] Its centre is the town of Saldus.
It contains 19 parishes and 2 towns/cities - Saldus and Brocēni. The population in 2021 was 27,110.[2]
The municipality has an international partnership with Bakhmut urban hromada in Ukraine.[3] It borders Lithuania.
| Territorial unit | Population (year) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezere Parish | 972 (2021)[4] | |
| Jaunauce Parish | 277 (2021) | |
| Jaunlutriņi Parish | 656 (2021) | |
| Kursīši Parish | 697 (2021) | |
| Lutriņi Parish | 1,072 (2021) | |
| Nīgrande Parish | 1,099 (2021) | |
| Novadnieki Parish | 1,504 (2021) | |
| Pampāļi Parish | 521 (2021) | |
| Ruba Parish | 609 (2021) | |
| Saldus | 9,679 (2021) | |
| Saldus Parish | 1,359 (2021) | |
| Šķēde Parish | 453 (2021) | |
| Vadakste Parish | 300 (2021) | |
| Zaņa Parish | 539 (2021) | |
| Zirņi Parish | 1,372 (2021) | |
| Zvārde Parish | 329 (2021) | |
| Brocēni | 2,830 (2021) | |
| Ciecere Parish | 898 (2021) | |
| Gaiķi Parish | 675 (2021) | |
| Remte Parish | 618 (2021) | |
| Blīdene Parish | 651 (2021) |
Saldus Municipality is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. Supported the University of Latvia in 2013-2019, when it established a scholarship “Medusmaize”, which is intended for young people of their region who, after graduating from high school, start basic studies in one of the Latvian universities. If the criteria are met, support is provided throughout the bachelor's degree.[5]