Mārupe Municipality ( lv, Mārupes 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 ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. The municipality was formed in 2009 by reorganization of Mārupe Parish. The administrative centre is

Mārupe Mārupe (german: Marienbach) is a town in and the centre of Mārupe Municipality, Latvia. Mārupe is in practice a suburb of the Latvian capital, Riga, and is the headquarters of the Latvian Bandy Federation. A small river Mārupīte flows t ...

. On 1 July 2021, Mārupe Municipality was reformed and enlarged when Babīte Municipality was merged into it. Since that date, Mārupe Municipality consists of the following administrative units: Mārupe Parish,

Babīte Parish Babīte Parish ( lv, Babītes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Mārupe Municipality, Latvia. From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former Babīte Municipality. Latvian law defines Babīte Parish as belonging partly to the region of Vidzeme ...

and Sala Parish. Latvian law defines Mārupe Parish and Sala Parish as parts of the

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in n ...

region and Babīte Parish as belonging partly to Vidzeme and partly to

Semigallia Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ...

Riga International Airport Riga International Airport ( lv, Starptautiskā lidosta "Rīga"; ) is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to 76 destinations as of November 2019. It serves as ...

is located in the municipality.airBaltic in Riga
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AirBaltic airBaltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga. Its main hub is Riga, and it operates bases in T ...

. Retrieved on 16 January 2010 "Air Baltic Corporation AS Registration number: 40003245752 ADMINISTRATION RIGA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Marupes county, LV-1053, Latvia" The

Latvian Civil Aviation Agency The Latvian Civil Aviation Agency (CAA, lv, ) is the civil aviation authority of Latvia. Its head office is in Riga Airport in Mārupe municipality, near the capital, Riga. It is subordinate to the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Trans ...

has its head office at the airport.

has its head office on the airport property.

SmartLynx Airlines SmartLynx Airlines Limited, previously ''LatCharter'', is a Latvian charter airline based in Mārupe,Ab ...

has its head office in Mārupe. File:LVA Mārupes novads COA 2010-2021.png, alt=Coat of arms (2009–2021), new arms being designed, Coat of arms (2009–2021) File:LVA Mārupes novads flag.png, Flag (2009–2021), coat of arms being updated File:Marupese novads karte.png, Borders (2009–2021) File:RIX Airport.JPG, Riga Airport File:Stīgu street, Pumpas, Mežāres, Babīte parish.jpg, Houses in Mežāres,

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Mārupe municipality
Municipalities of Latvia Vidzeme Semigallia {{Zemgale-geo-stub

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