Jēkabpils Municipality ( lv, Jēkabpils novads) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging
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Ābeļi Parish,
Dignāja Parish,
Dunava Parish,
Kalna Parish,
Leimaņi Parish,
Rubene Parish and
Zasa Parish. During the
2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with
Aknīste Municipality,
Krustpils Municipality,
Sala Municipality and
Viesīte Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former
Jēkabpils District
Jēkabpils district ( lv, Jēkabpils rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into three cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The mai ...
.
The
administrative centre is the city of
Jēkabpils
Jēkabpils (; german: Jakobstadt; pl, Jakubów) is a state city in Jēkabpils Municipality in southeastern Latvia roughly halfway between Riga and Daugavpils and spanning the Daugava River. Historic Jēkabpils lies on the left bank, in Selonia ...
. Until 2021, the city was also a separate first-level municipality (republican city) at the same time.
In 2020 the population of the municipality was 4,156.
Symbols (2009–2021)
The coat of arms and the flag used until the 2021 Latvian administrative reform were abolished after the changes in the boundaries of the municipality, with new sketches being unveiled in August 2022.
The sketches will need to be approved by the Heraldry Commission of Latvia before use.
File:Jēkabpils novads flag.png, Previous flag
File:LVA Jēkabpils novads COA.png, Previous coat of arms
File:Jēkabpils novada karte.png, Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
See also
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Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.
On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 ...
References
Municipalities of Latvia
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