Olaine Municipality
Olaine Municipality (Latvian: Olaines novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Olaine parish and Olaine town the administrative centre being Olaine. The population in 2020 was 119,667.[3]
Olaine Municipality
Olaines novads | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Olaine |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Andris Bergs (LSDSP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 308.68 km2 (119.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 297.15 km2 (114.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,658 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
After the 2021 administrative reform, a part of Ķekava Parish of Ķekava Municipality (near the village of Jāņupe) was added to connect both of the separated areas of the municipality.
Twin towns — sister cities
- Karlskoga, Sweden
- Nowa Sarzyna, Poland
- Ödeshög, Sweden
- Riihimäki, Finland
- Vadstena, Sweden
Images
- Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
References
- "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- "Olaines novada – Attīstības programma 2014. – 2020. gadam" (PDF). olaine.lv (in Latvian). Olaine. p. 63. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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