Valka Municipality

Valka Municipality
Valkas novads
Municipality
Flag of Valka Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Valka Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreValka
Government
 • Council ChairGita Avote (Independent)
Area
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 • Total
908.83 km2 (350.90 sq mi)
 • Land888.53 km2 (343.06 sq mi)
 • Water20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
7,501
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.valka.lv

Valka Municipality (Latvian: Valkas novads; Estonian: Valka piirkond) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish. The administrative centre is Valka.

The population in 2020 was 7,603.[3]

In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County.[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Valka is twinned with:[5]

Images

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  • Valka Lutheran Church
    Valka Lutheran Church
  • View towards the former border crossing into Estonia
    View towards the former border crossing into Estonia
  • Valka centre
    Valka centre
  • Ērģeme Castle Ruins
    Ērģeme Castle Ruins
  • Vijciems Lutheran Church
    Vijciems Lutheran Church
  • Zvārtava Manor
    Zvārtava Manor
  • Administrative map
    Administrative map

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "Desmitā daļa Valkas novada iedzīvotāju reģistrējušies Igaunijā, vēsta raidījums".
  5. ^ "Intl. cooperation". valka.lv. Valka. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

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