Aloja Municipality
Aloja Municipality
Alojas novads | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Coordinates:57°46′56″N24°49′48″E/ 57.78222°N 24.83000°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Aloja, Latvia |
| Government | |
| • Council Chairman | Valdis Bārda (LZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 631.41 km2(243.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 618.89 km2(238.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.52 km2(4.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,520 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2(19/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Aloja Municipality(Latvian:Alojas novads) is a formermunicipalityinLatvia.The municipality was formed in 2009 bymergingAlojatown with its countryside territory,Staiceletown with its countryside territory,Braslava ParishandBrīvzemnieki Parish,the administrative centre being Aloja. In 2010Aloja Parishwas created from the countryside territory of Aloja town andStaicele Parishwas created from the countryside territory of Staicele town.
On 1 July 2021, Aloja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged intoLimbaži Municipality.[3]
Aloja Municipality was located in the territory of the North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve, its rural territories border with the Republic of Estonia, Kocēni, Mazsalaca, Salacgrīva and Limbaži counties. It consisted of the town and parish of Aloja, the town and parish of Staicele, the parish of Braslava and the parish of Brīvzemnieki. There are two small towns in the territory of the county - Aloja and Staicele. In them it is possible to get acquainted with the historical buildings of the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, especially the wooden architecture, the Liv cultural heritage of Salaca region.
Distance to the capital Riga - 130 km
See also
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[edit]- ^Central Statistical Bureau of Latviahttps://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/.Retrieved25 February2021.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^Central Statistical Bureau of Latviahttps://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/.Retrieved15 June2021.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^"Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums".LIKUMI.LV(in Latvian).Retrieved2024-08-08.
External links
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