Babīte Municipality () is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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. The municipality was formed in 2009 when Babīte parish and Sala parish

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with the administrative centre becoming Piņķi. On 1 July 2021, Babīte Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into

Mārupe Municipality Mārupe () () is a town in, and the administrative centre of Mārupe Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The town is a suburb of the Latvian capital, Riga, but is a separate entity. Mārupe borders Zemgale Suburb, Riga, Zemgale Suburb ...

Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas File:Cenas tīrelis.jpg, Large bog ''Cenas Tīrelis'' in Babīte Municipality

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+ Former municipalities of Latvia {{Vidzeme-geo-stub

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