| Talsi Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Talsu novads Tālsa mōgõn |
| 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: | Talsi |
| Leader Title: | Council Chair |
| Leader Name: | Andis Āboliņš |
| Leader Party: | LZP |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Image Map1: | Talsu novads 2021.png |
| Area Total Km2: | 2750.8 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2674.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 76.5 |
| Population Total: | 35194 |
Talsi Municipality (Latvian: Talsu novads; Livonian: Tālsa mōgõn[1]) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze parish, Lauciene parish, Lībagi parish, Lube parish, Strazde parish, Valdgale parish, Vandzene parish, Virbi parish, Talsi town, Stende town, Sabile town and Valdemārpils town with its countryside territory. In 2021 the municipality was expanded to include the former Dundaga municipality, Mērsrags municipality and Roja municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality is Talsi city. The population in 2022 was 35,194.[2]
On 25 January 2023, a traffic sign was erected with the municipality's Livonian name to reflect its Livonian cultural heritage as part of the Livonian language revival process. The sign is notable for being the first Livonian-language traffic sign in Latvia; similar signs are planned to be placed at villages along the Livonian Coast.[1] [3] [4]
| Territorial unit | Population (year) | |
|---|---|---|
| Abava parish | 1123 (2018)[5] | |
| Ārlava parish | 887 (2018) | |
| Balgale parish | 839 (2018) | |
| Ģibuļi parish | 2286 (2018) | |
| Īve parish | 450 (2018) | |
| Ķūļciems parish | 358 (2018) | |
| Laidze parish | 1801 (2018) | |
| Lauciene parish | 1574 (2018) | |
| Lībagi parish | 1967 (2018) | |
| Lube parish | 482 (2018) | |
| Sabile | 1542 (2018) | |
| Stende | 1741 (2018) | |
| Strazde parish | 388 (2018) | |
| Talsi | 10029 (2018) | |
| Valdemārpils | 1332 (2018) | |
| Valdgale parish | 1251 (2018) | |
| Vandzene parish | 1657 (2018) | |
| Virbi parish | 823 (2018) |
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia.
Alanya, Turkey
Orhei, Moldova
Prienai, Lithuania
Saaremaa, Estonia
Shchyolkovo, Russia
Söderköping, Sweden
Telavi, GeorgiaAfter the 2021 administrative reform, the previous coat of arms and flag of the municipality were abolished and work began on creating new ones.[7] The new coat of arms was adopted on 20 October 2022, with the new flag following on 29 June 2023.[8] [9]