Tukums Municipality

Tukums Municipality (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.

On 1 July 2021, Tukums Municipality was enlarged when Engure Municipality, Jaunpils Municipality and Kandava Municipality were merged into it.

Twin towns — sister cities
Tukums is twinned with:


 * 🇵🇱 Andrychów, Poland
 * 🇮🇱 Bnei Ayish, Israel
 * 🇫🇷 Chennevières-sur-Marne, France
 * 🇺🇦 Izium, Ukraine
 * 🇧🇾 Karelichy, Belarus
 * 🇷🇺 Krasnogorsk, Russia
 * 🇱🇹 Plungė, Lithuania
 * 🇩🇪 Scheeßel, Germany
 * 🇸🇪 Tidaholm, Sweden