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Municipality of Latvia

Municipality in Latvia

Strenči Municipality Strenču novads
Municipality
Flag of Strenči MunicipalityFlagCoat of arms of Strenči MunicipalityCoat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed 2009
Centre Strenči
Government
• Council Chair Jānis Pētersons (LZS)
Area[1]
• Total 375.50 km2 (144.98 sq mi)
• Land 356.64 km2 (137.70 sq mi)
• Water 18.86 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2]
• Total 2,892
• Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Website www.strenci.lv

Strenči Municipality (Latvian: Strenču novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Jērcēni parish, Plāņi parish, Strenči town and Seda town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Strenči. The population in 2020 was 2,838.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Strenči Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Valmiera Municipality.[4]

Territorial unit Population (year)
Jērcēni parish 410 (2018)[5]
Plāņi parish 544 (2018)
Seda 1231 (2018)
Strenči 1131 (2018)

Twin towns — sister cities

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Strenči is twinned with:[6]

  1. ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-20.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Sadraudzības pilsētas". strencunovads.lv (in Latvian). Strenči. Archived from the original on 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

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