Jēkabpils Municipality () is a

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 by merging Ābeļi Parish, Dignāja Parish, Dunava Parish, Kalna Parish,

Leimaņi Parish Leimaņi parish () is an administrative territorial entity of Jēkabpils Municipality, in the Selonia region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three ...

, Rubene Parish and Zasa Parish. During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous Jēkabpils Municipality was merged with Aknīste Municipality, Krustpils Municipality, Sala Municipality and

Viesīte Municipality Viesīte Municipality () is a former municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Elkšņi parish, Rite parish, Sauka parish and Viesīte town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being ...

. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the pre-2009

Jēkabpils district Jēkabpils district () 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 main city in the district w ...

. The

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of the municipality is the city of

Jēkabpils Jēkabpils () is a state city in Jēkabpils Municipality in southeastern Latvia, located roughly halfway between the capital Riga and Daugavpils, and spanning the Daugava River. The name of the city literally translates into "Castle of Jacob". H ...

. From 2009 to 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. In 2024, the total population was 39,276. It borders

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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. The previous symbols were a reference to the coat of arms of Jēkabpils district, although the color field was changed to one similar to the flag of

Selonia Selonia (; ), also known as Augšzeme (the "Highland"), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia () as well as a portion of northeastern Lithuania. Its main city and cultural ce ...

, in which a large part of the municipality was and is located in. File:Jēkabpils novads flag.png, Previous flag File:LVA Jēkabpils novads COA.png, Previous coat of arms

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Municipalities of Latvia {{Zemgale-geo-stub

Symbols (2009–2021)

See also

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