Stopiņi municipality
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Stopiņi Municipality is a municipality
in the historical region of Vidzeme
, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2005 by reorganization of Stopiņi Parish; the administrative centre being Ulbroka
. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Ulbroka
, Saurieši
, Upeslejas
, Dreiliņi
, Vālodzes
, Līči
, Dzidriņas
, Rumbula
and Cekule
.
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 the historical region of Vidzeme
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...
, and the Riga Planning Region in 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 2005 by reorganization of Stopiņi Parish; the administrative centre being Ulbroka
Ulbroka
Ulbroka is a village near Riga, the capital city of Latvia. It is the center of Stopiņi Municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga-Ērgļi and Rīga-Ogre . In 2000 there were 2,701 inhabitants.- References :...
. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Ulbroka
Ulbroka
Ulbroka is a village near Riga, the capital city of Latvia. It is the center of Stopiņi Municipality. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga-Ērgļi and Rīga-Ogre . In 2000 there were 2,701 inhabitants.- References :...
, Saurieši
Saurieši
Saurieši is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia.- References :...
, Upeslejas
Upeslejas
Upeslejas is a village in Stopiņi Municipality, near Mazā Jugla river. Village is about 15km from Riga.- References :...
, Dreiliņi
Dreiliņi, Stopiņi Municipality
Dreiliņi is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia....
, Vālodzes
Vālodzes
Vālodzes is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia....
, Līči
Līči, Stopiņi Municipality
Līči is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia....
, Dzidriņas
Dzidriņas
Dzidriņas is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia....
, Rumbula
Rumbula, Stopiņi Municipality
Rumbula is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia.- References :...
and Cekule
Cekule
Cekule is a village in Stopiņi Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia....
.