Jelgava Municipality

Jelgava Local Municipality (Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.

On 1 July 2021, Jelgava Municipality was enlarged when Ozolnieki Municipality were merged into it. It borders Lithuania.

Twin towns — sister cities
Jelgava Local Municipality is twinned with:


 * 🇱🇹 Alytus, Lithuania
 * Argeș County, Romania
 * 🇩🇪Berufsförderungswerk, Germany
 * 🇵🇹 Fundão, Portugal
 * 🇲🇩 Glodeni District, Moldova
 * 🇱🇹 Joniškis, Lithuania
 * 🇺🇦 Rava-Ruska, Ukraine
 * 🇩🇪 Recklinghausen, Germany
 * 🇵🇱 Suwałki, Poland
 * 🇵🇱Wodzisław County, Poland