Ogre Municipality ( lv, Ogres 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 ...

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 ...

, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by

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Ogre An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world ...

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and Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed

Krape Parish Krape Parish ( lv, Krapes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, l ...

, Ķeipene Parish,

Laubere Parish Laubere Parish ( lv, Lauberes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika ...

, Madliena Parish, Mazozoli Parish, Meņģele Parish, Suntaži Parish and

Taurupe Parish Taurupe Parish ( lv, Taurupes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republik ...

, the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617. During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with

Ikšķile Municipality Ikšķile Municipality ( lv, Ikšķiles novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2004 by reorganization of Ikšķile town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Ikšķile. In 2010 ...

, Ķegums Municipality and Lielvārde Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former

Ogre District The Ogre District ( lv, Ogres rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Semigallia and Vidzeme regions, in the country's centre. It was situated about 37 km east of the capital Riga. The principal city was Ogre with ...

Population

Twin towns – sister cities

Ogre is twinned with: *

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, Sweden *

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, Sweden *

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, Ukraine *

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, Netherlands *

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, Estonia *

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, France *

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, Lithuania * Kerava, Finland *

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, Afghanistan *

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, Ukraine * Slonim, Belarus

Images

Ogres novada karte.png, Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021

References

Municipalities of Latvia {{Vidzeme-geo-stub

Population

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also

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