Ogre Municipality ( Latvian : Ogres novads ) is a municipality in Vidzeme , Latvia . The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Ogre town and Ogresgals Parish . In 2009 it absorbed Krape Parish , Ķeipene Parish , Laubere Parish , Madliena Parish , Mazozoli Parish , Meņģele Parish , Suntaži Parish and Taurupe Parish , the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617.
4-432: During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform , the previous municipality was merged with Ikšķile Municipality , Ķegums Municipality and Lielvārde Municipality . The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Ogre District . Ogre is twinned with: 56°50′46″N 25°03′09″E / 56.8461°N 25.0525°E / 56.8461; 25.0525 This Vidzeme location article
8-706: 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,
12-584: 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
16-407: 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
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