Jelgava Municipality

Jelgava Municipality
Jelgavas novads

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Country

Formed

2009

Centre

Jelgava (extraterritorially)

Government

• Mayor

Ziedonis Caune

Area^[1]

• Total

1,319 km² (509 sq mi)

Population (2009)^[2]

• Total

27,276

• Density

21/km² (54/sq mi)

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Jelgava Municipality (Latvian: Jelgavas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality.

References

First-level administrative divisions of Latvia

Republican cities:	Daugavpils Jēkabpils Jelgava Jūrmala Liepāja Rēzekne Riga Valmiera Ventspils

Municipalities:	Aglona Aizkraukle Aizpute Aknīste Aloja Alsunga Alūksne Amata Ape Auce Ādaži Babīte Baldone Baltinava Balvi Bauska Beverīna Brocēni Burtnieki Carnikava Cēsis Cesvaine Cibla Dagda Daugavpils Dobele Dundaga Durbe Engure Ērgļi Garkalne Grobiņa Gulbene Iecava Ikšķile Inčukalns Ilūkste Jaunjelgava Jaunpiebalga Jaunpils Jēkabpils Jelgava Kandava Kārsava Kocēni Koknese Krāslava Krimulda Krustpils Kuldīga Ķegums Ķekava Lielvārde Līgatne Limbaži Līvāni Lubāna Ludza Madona Mālpils Mārupe Mazsalaca Mērsrags Naukšēni Nereta Nīca Ogre Olaine Ozolnieki Pārgauja Pāvilosta Pļaviņas Preiļi Priekule Priekuļi Rauna Rēzekne Riebiņi Roja Ropaži Rucava Rugāji Rundāle Rūjiena Salacgrīva Sala Salaspils Saldus Saulkrasti Sēja Sigulda Skrīveri Skrunda Smiltene Stopiņi Strenči Talsi Tērvete Tukums Vaiņode Valka Varakļāni Vārkava Vecpiebalga Vecumnieki Ventspils Viesīte Viļaka Viļāni Zilupe

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