Kuldīga Municipality ( Latvian : Kuldīgas novads ) is a municipality in Courland , Latvia . The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ēdole parish , Gudenieki parish , Īvande parish , Kabile parish , Kurmāle parish , Laidi parish , Padure parish , Pelči parish , Renda parish , Rumba parish , Snēpele parish , Turlava parish , Vārme parish and Kuldīga town. The administrative centre is Kuldīga. As of 2020, the population was 22,028.
5-409: During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform , the previous municipality was merged with Alsunga Municipality and Skrunda Municipality . The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Kuldīga District . Kuldīga municipality was established on 1 July 2009. Before that, it was a part of Kuldīga District , which also included Alsunga and Skrunda districts. Kuldīga district
10-706: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Administrative divisions of Latvia The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 municipalities ( Latvian : novadi , sg. novads ) and seven state cities ( valstspilsētas, sg. valstspilsēta ). The municipalities are also further divided into 71 cities/towns ( pilsētas , sg. pilsēta ) and 512 parishes ( pagasti, sg. pagasts ). On 1 June 2021,
15-584: The Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled that the annexation of Varakļāni Municipality to Rēzekne Municipality was unconstitutional. In response, the Saeima decided to preserve the existence of Varakļāni Municipality as a 43rd local government unit until 2025. In June 2024 the Saeima decreed that Varakļāni Municipality will be merged into Madona Municipality immediately after the 2025 Latvian local elections . Previous municipal reforms after
20-407: The restoration of Latvian independence were enacted in 2009 and 1990 (when parishes were restored). The 2020 law on administrative territories and populated areas designated Ogre and the previous nine republic cities as state cities. It also provided for the promotion of Iecava and Koknese to state city status on 1 July 2021. However, under the same law, only the seven state cities listed in
25-684: Was established in 1949. From 1952 to 1953, Kuldīga district was included in Liepāja District . From 1819 to 1949, most of Kuldīga parish belonged to Kuldīga district. At that time, Ēdole Parish was part of Ventspils District , but Gudenieki Parish , as well as part of Turlava Parish ( Klostere Parish ) and Laidi Parish ( Valtaiķi Parish ) were in Aizpute District . Kuldīga is twinned with: 56°58′00″N 21°58′00″E / 56.9667°N 21.9667°E / 56.9667; 21.9667 This Courland location article
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