Ventspils Municipality | |
Native Name: | Ventspils novads |
Native Name Lang: | lv |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Formed |
Established Date: | 2009 |
Seat Type: | Centre |
Seat: | Ventspils (extraterritorially) |
Leader Title: | Council Chair |
Leader Name: | Aivars Mucenieks |
Leader Party: | LZS |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Ventspils Municipality (Latvian: Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish), Pope Parish, Puze Parish, Tārgale Parish, Ugāle Parish, Usma Parish, Užava Parish, Vārve Parish, Ziras Parish and Zlēkas Parish. It is administered from Ventspils city, which is not included within its limits. The population in 2023 was 10,512.[1]