Smiltene Municipality

Smiltene Municipality
Smiltenes novads
Municipality

Flag
Country  Latvia
Formed 2009
Centre Smiltene
Government
 • Mayor Ainārs Mežulis
Area[1]
 • Total 949.0 km2 (366.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 14,376
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Website www.smiltene.lv

Smiltene Municipality (Latvian: Smiltenes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Smiltene town, Bilska parish, Blome parish, Branti parish, Grundzāle parish, Launkalne parish, Palsmane parish, Smiltene parish and Variņi parish; the administrative centre being Smiltene.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. ↑ The Central Election Commission of Latvia

Coordinates: 57°26′N 25°54′E / 57.433°N 25.900°E / 57.433; 25.900

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, July 01, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.