Valka Municipality Explained

Valka Municipality
Native Name:Valkas novads
Native Name Lang:lv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:2009
Seat Type:Centre
Seat:Valka
Leader Title:Council Chair
Leader Name:Gita Avote
Leader Party:Independent
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Valka Municipality (Latvian: Valkas novads; Estonian: Valka piirkond) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish. The administrative centre is Valka.

The population in 2020 was 7,603.[1]

In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County.[2]

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia.

Valka is twinned with:[3]

See also

References

57.7678°N 25.9469°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. 2021-02-12.
  2. Web site: Desmitā daļa Valkas novada iedzīvotāju reģistrējušies Igaunijā, vēsta raidījums.
  3. Web site: Intl. cooperation. valka.lv. Valka. 2019-08-31.