Saldus municipality
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Saldus municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Saldus
town
, Ezere parish
, Jaunauce parish
, Jaunlutriņi parish
, Kursīši parish
, Lutriņi parish
, Nīgrande parish
, Novadnieki parish
, Pampāļi parish
, Ruba parish
, Saldus parish
, Šķēde parish
, Vadakste parish
, Zaņa parish
, Zirņi parish
and Zvārde parish
the administrative centre being Saldus.
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 Saldus
Saldus
Saldus is a Latvian town located in Courland and is main town in Saldus District. As of 2005, the town has a population of 12,707.The year 1856 is considered as foundation of Saldus town when the board of Domens' decided to establish a trade center...
town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
, Ezere parish
Ezere parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ezere parish :*...
, Jaunauce parish
Jaunauce parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jaunauce parish :*...
, Jaunlutriņi parish
Jaunlutriņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jaunlutriņi parish :*...
, Kursīši parish
Kursīši parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Kursīši parish :*...
, Lutriņi parish
Lutriņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lutriņi parish :*...
, Nīgrande parish
Nīgrande parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Nīgrande parish :*...
, Novadnieki parish
Novadnieki parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Novadnieki parish :*...
, Pampāļi parish
Pampāļi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Pampāļi parish :*...
, Ruba parish
Ruba parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ruba parish :*...
, Saldus parish
Saldus parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Saldus parish :*...
, Šķēde parish
Šķēde parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Šķēde parish :*...
, Vadakste parish
Vadakste parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vadakste parish :*...
, Zaņa parish
Zaņa parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Zaņa parish :*...
, Zirņi parish
Zirņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Zirņi parish :*...
and Zvārde parish
Zvārde parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Zvārde parish :*...
the administrative centre being Saldus.