Ziras Parish

Parish of Latvia

Coat of arms

57°08′21″N 21°36′37″E / 57.1391°N 21.6104°E / 57.1391; 21.6104

CountryLatviaArea

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• Total153.67 km² (59.33 sq mi) • Land149.4 km² (57.7 sq mi) • Water4.27 km² (1.65 sq mi)Population

(1 January 2023)^[2]

• Total434 • Density2.8/km² (7.3/sq mi)

Ziras Parish (Latvian: Ziru pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality, Latvia.The parish has a population of 543 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 153.80 km².

History

In the territory of modern Ziras parish there were historically Vendzava manor (Gut Wensau, Vendzavas) and Ziru manor (Gut Sirgen, Ziras). In 1935, the area of Ziras Parish in Ventspils District was 90 km² and there were 1227 inhabitants. In 1945, Sise and Zira village councils were established in the parish, but in 1949 the parish was liquidated. The village of Zira belonged to Alsunga District [lv] (1949-1956), Ventspils (1956-1962), Kuldīga (1962-1967) and again Ventspils (1967-2009) districts. The liquidated village of Sises was added to Ziru village in 1954. In 1990, the village was reorganized into a parish. In 2009, Ziras parish was included as an administrative territory in Ventspils Municipality.

Villages of Ziras Parish

Bētciems [lv]
Sise, Latvia [lv]
Tērande [lv]
Vendzavas [lv]
Ziras [lv] (parish center)

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) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.