Skrunda Municipality (Latvian: Skrundas novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Skrunda town with its countryside territory, Raņķi parish, Nīkrāce parish and Rudbārži parish; the administrative centre being Skrunda. The population in 2020 was 4,543.[3]
Skrunda Municipality
Skrundas novads | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Skrunda |
| Area | |
• Total | 556.85 km2 (215.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 537.93 km2 (207.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 4,526 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Skrunda Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga Municipality.[4]
See also
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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 counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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