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Valka Municipality
Valkas novads
Municipality
Flag of Valka Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Valka Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreValka
Government
 • Council ChairGita Avote (Independent)
Area
[1]
 • Total908.83 km2 (350.90 sq mi)
 • Land888.53 km2 (343.06 sq mi)
 • Water20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total7,501
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.valka.lv

Valka Municipality (Latvian: Valkas novads; Estonian: Valka piirkond) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish; the administrative centre being Valka. In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County.[3] The population in 2020 was 7,603.[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Valka is twinned with:[5]

Images

  • Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
    Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Desmitā daļa Valkas novada iedzīvotāju reģistrējušies Igaunijā, vēsta raidījums".
  4. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ^ "Intl. cooperation". valka.lv. Valka. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

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