Balvi municipality
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Balvi municipality is a municipality
in Latgale
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Balvi parish
, Bērzkalne parish
, Bērzpils parish
, Briežuciems parish
, Krišjāņi parish
, Kubuļi parish
, Lazduleja parish
, Tilža parish
, Vectilža parish
, Vīksna parish
and Balvi town the administrative centre being Balvi.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Latgale
Latgale
Latgale is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. It is the easternmost region north of the Daugava River...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Balvi parish
Balvi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Balvi parish :*...
, Bērzkalne parish
Bērzkalne parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Bērzkalne parish :*...
, Bērzpils parish
Bērzpils parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Bērzpils parish :*...
, Briežuciems parish
Briežuciems parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Briežuciems parish :*...
, Krišjāņi parish
Krišjāņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Krišjāņi parish :*...
, Kubuļi parish
Kubuļi parish
Kubuļi parish is an administrative unit of the Balvi municipality, Latvia....
, Lazduleja parish
Lazduleja parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lazduleja parish :*...
, Tilža parish
Tilža parish
Tilža parish is an administrative unit of the Balvi municipality, Latvia....
, Vectilža parish
Vectilža parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vectilža parish :*...
, Vīksna parish
Vīksna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vīksna parish :*...
and Balvi town the administrative centre being Balvi.