Ventspils municipality

Ventspils municipality
Ventspils novads
Centre: Ventspils
Area: 2.462,3[1] km²
Population (2009): 13.786[2]
Density: 5,60 pop./km²
Formed: 2009
Mayor: Aivars Mucenieks
Website www.ventspilsnovads.lv

Ventspils municipality (Latvian: Ventspils novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene town, Ance parish, Jūrkalne parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene parish), Pope parish, Puze parish, Tārgale parish, Ugāle parish, Usma parish, Užava parish, Vārve parish, Ziras parish and Zlēkas parish; the administration located in Ventspils city, which is not included in this municipality.

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