Talsi Municipality
Talsi Municipality (Latvian: Talsu novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Abava parish, Balgale parish, Ģibuļi parish, Īve parish, Ķūļciems parish, Laidze parish, Lauciene parish, Lībagi parish, Lube parish, Strazde parish, Valdgale parish, Vandzene parish, Virbi parish, Talsi town, Stende town, Sabile town and Valdemārpils town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Talsi.
Talsi Municipality
Talsu novads | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Talsi |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Sandra Pētersone (NA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,763.2 km2 (680.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 30,530 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Population
| Territorial unit | Population (year) |
|---|---|
| Abava parish | 1123 (2018)[3] |
| Ārlava parish | 887 (2018) |
| Balgale parish | 839 (2018) |
| Ģibuļi parish | 2286 (2018) |
| Īve parish | 450 (2018) |
| Ķūļciems parish | 358 (2018) |
| Laidze parish | 1801 (2018) |
| Lauciene parish | 1574 (2018) |
| Lībagi parish | 1967 (2018) |
| Lube parish | 482 (2018) |
| Sabile | 1542 (2018) |
| Stende | 1741 (2018) |
| Strazde parish | 388 (2018) |
| Talsi | 10029 (2018) |
| Valdemārpils | 1332 (2018) |
| Valdgale parish | 1251 (2018) |
| Vandzene parish | 1657 (2018) |
| Virbi parish | 823 (2018) |
Twin towns — sister cities
Alanya, Turkey
Lejre, Denmark
Orhei, Moldova
Prienai, Lithuania
Saaremaa, Estonia
Shchyolkovo, Russia
Söderköping, Sweden
Telavi, Georgia
See also
- Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
References
- The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
- The Central Election Commission of Latvia
- https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/assets/documents/statistika/Iedz%C4%ABvot%C4%81ju%20re%C4%A3istrs%20st.%20uz%2001072018/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf
- "Starptautiskā sadarbība". talsi.lv (in Latvian). Talsi. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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