Vārkava Municipality

Vārkava Municipality (Latvian: Vārkavas novads) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Rožkalni Parish and Upmala Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Vārkava Parish, too; the administrative centre being Vecvārkava. The population in 2020 was 1,793.^[3]

Vārkava Municipality Vārkavas novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2002
Centre	Vecvārkava
Government
• Council Chair	Anita Brakovska (Our Time)
Area ^[1]
• Total	287.73 km^2 (111.09 sq mi)
• Land	280.48 km^2 (108.29 sq mi)
• Water	7.25 km^2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]
• Total	1,754
• Density	6.1/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Website	www.varkava.lv

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

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References

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3. "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
4. [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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