Roja Municipality

Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Roja Municipality
Rojas novads
Flag of Roja Municipality
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Coat of arms of Roja Municipality
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Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreRoja, Latvia
Government
 • Council ChairEva Kārkliņa (LZP)
Area
 • Total200.61 km2 (77.46 sq mi)
 • Land196.95 km2 (76.04 sq mi)
 • Water3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,390
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Websitewww.roja.lv

Roja Municipality (Latvian: Rojas novads, Livonian: Rūoj mōgõn) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Mērsrags parish and Roja parish the administrative centre being Roja. Since 2010 a separate Mērsrags municipality has been created. The population in 2020 was 3,368.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Roja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Talsi Municipality.[4]

See also

  • Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References

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  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
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