Naukšēni Municipality

Naukšēni Municipality (Latvian: Naukšēnu novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Naukšēni Parish and Ķoņi Parish the administrative centre being Naukšēni. As of 2020, the population was 1,675.^[3]

Naukšēni Municipality Naukšēnu novads
Former municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Naukšēni
Government
• Council Chair	Jānis Zuments (LZS / Sarma)
Area ^[1]
• Total	280.69 km^2 (108.38 sq mi)
• Land	275.63 km^2 (106.42 sq mi)
• Water	5.06 km^2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]
• Total	1,689
• Density	6.0/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Website	www.naukseni.lv

On 1 July 2021, Naukšēni Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Valmiera Municipality.^[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Naukšēni is twinned with:^[5]

•   Borgholzhausen, Germany
•   Helme, Estonia

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia

References

1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
3. "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.
4. [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
5. "Sadarbības partneri". naukseni.lv (in Latvian). Naukšēnu novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

Coordinates: 57°53′02″N 25°27′20″E / 57.88389°N 25.45556°E / 57.88389; 25.45556