Brocēni Municipality

Brocēni Municipality
Brocēnu novads
Municipality
Country  Latvia
Formed 2001
Centre Brocēni
Government
  Mayor Aivars Mēters
Area[1]
  Total 498.5 km2 (192.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)[2]
  Total 7,215
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Website www.broceni.lv

Brocēni Municipality (Latvian: Brocēnu novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Blīdene parish, Remte parish and Brocēni town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Brocēni. In 2009 the municipality absorbed Gaiķi parish, too. In 2010 Ciecere parish was created from the countryside territory of Brocēni town.

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Coordinates: 56°44′00″N 22°39′00″E / 56.7333°N 22.6500°E