Tukums Municipality
Tukums Municipality
Tukuma novads | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Reformed | 2021 |
| Centre | Tukums |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Normunds Rečs (NA) |
| Website | www |
Tukums Municipality (Latvian: Tukuma novads) is a Latvian municipality situated partly in the region of Semigallia, partly in Courland and partly in Vidzeme. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Degole Parish, Džūkste Parish, Irlava Parish, Jaunsāti Parish, Lestene Parish, Pūre Parish, Sēme Parish, Slampe Parish, Tume Parish, Zentene Parish and Tukums town; the administrative centre being Tukums. The population in 2020 was 27,613.[1]
On 1 July 2021, Tukums Municipality was enlarged when Engure Municipality, Jaunpils Municipality and Kandava Municipality were merged into it.[2]
Population[edit]
| Territorial unit | Population (year) |
|---|---|
| Degole parish | 665 (2018)[3] |
| Džūkste Parish | 1417 (2018) |
| Irlava Parish | 1406 (2018) |
| Jaunsāti Parish | 906 (2018) |
| Lestene Parish | 650 (2018) |
| Pūre Parish | 1436 (2018) |
| Sēme Parish | 1240 (2018) |
| Slampe Parish | 1855 (2018) |
| Tukums | 18447 (2018) |
| Tume Parish | 1748 (2018) |
| Zentene Parish | 504 (2018) |
Twin towns — sister cities[edit]
Andrychów, Poland
Bnei Ayish, Israel
Chennevières-sur-Marne, France
Izium, Ukraine
Karelichy, Belarus
Krasnogorsk, Russia
Plungė, Lithuania
Scheeßel, Germany
Tidaholm, Sweden
Images[edit]
-
Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021 -
Council of Tukums Municipality
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". tukums.lv (in Latvian). Tukums. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
56°58′N 23°09′E / 56.967°N 23.150°E
 | This Semigallia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Courland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Vidzeme location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |