Rucava municipality
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Rucava municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dunika parish
and Rucava parish
the administrative centre being Rucava
.
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 Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, 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 Dunika parish
Dunika parish
Dunika parish is an administrative unit of the Rucava municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 749 and covers an area of 210.5 km2.- Villages of Dunika parish :...
and Rucava parish
Rucava parish
Rucava parish is an administrative unit of the Rucava municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1249 and covers an area of 238.1 km2.- Villages of Rucava parish :...
the administrative centre being Rucava
Rucava
Rucava is a village in Rucava municipality, Latvia. Rucava had 547 residents as of 2006....
.