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Durbe Municipality
Durbe Municipality (Latvian: Durbes novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2000 by merging Tadaiķi parish and Durbe town with its countryside territory. In 2009 it absorbed Dunalka parish and Vecpils parish, the administrative centre being Lieģi. As of 2020, the population was 2,601.[3]
Durbe Municipality Durbes novads | |
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| Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Centre | Lieģi |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Ojārs Petrēvics (LZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 320.44 km2 (123.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 303.98 km2 (117.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.46 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,620 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Durbe Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly-formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]
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- ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
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