Nīca Municipality
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Nīca Municipality Nīcas novads | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Nīca |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Agris Petermanis (For The Development of Nīca Municipality) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 350.83 km2 (135.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 324.42 km2 (125.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 26.41 km2 (10.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,113 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Nīca Municipality (Latvian: Nīcas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The administrative center was the village of Nīca. As of 2020, the municipality's population was 3,100.[3]
Geography
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The municipality was located in western Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The westernmost point in Latvia was located within its territory. The highest elevation point is Pūsēni Hill (Latvian: Pūsēnu kāpa) at 37 m (121 ft). Parts of the municipality lie below sea level. Its geography is dominated by coastal plains, and its territory is part of the Bārtava Plain (Latvian: Bārtavas līdzenums) region.
History
[edit]The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Nīca Parish and Otaņķi Parish, as part of the 2009 administrative reform.
Nīca Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]
Subdivision
[edit]The municipality was subdivided into 2 parishes, namely:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
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