Saldus Municipality

Saldus Municipality (Saldus novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2021 by merging the former Saldus Municipality and Brocēni Municipality. Its centre is the town of Saldus.

It contains 19 parishes and 2 towns/cities - Saldus and Brocēni. The population in 2021 was 27,110.

The municipality has an international partnership with Bakhmut urban hromada in Ukraine. It borders Lithuania.

Patron of the University of Latvia
Saldus Municipality is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. Supported the University of Latvia in 2013-2019, when it established a scholarship “Medusmaize”, which is intended for young people of their region who, after graduating from high school, start basic studies in one of the Latvian universities. If the criteria are met, support is provided throughout the bachelor's degree.