Dobele Municipality

Dobele Municipality (Latvian: Dobeles novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dobele town and the Annenieki, Auri, Bērze, Biksti, Dobele, Jaunbērze, Krimūna, Naudīte, Penkule and Zebrene parishes, the administrative centre being Dobele.[3]

Dobele Municipality

Dobeles novads
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreDobele
Government
 • Council ChairAndrejs Spridzāns (ZZS)
Area
 • Total889.7 km2 (343.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total24,521
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Websitewww.dobele.lv

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

Dobele is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia Archived February 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "The Central Election Commission of Latvia". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. "Pilsēta un pagasti ; Dobeles novada pašvaldība" [Town and parishes ; Dobele Municipality self-government] (in Latvian). Dobele Municipality. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  4. "Sadarbības partneri". dobele.lv (in Latvian). Dobele. Retrieved 2019-08-31.


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