Amata Municipality (Latvian: Amatas novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2000 by merging Amata parish and Drabeši parish, but in 2009 it absorbed Nītaure parish, Skujene parish and Zaube parish, too. The administrative centre is located in the "Ausmas" homestead near Drabeši.
Amata Municipality
Amatas novads | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Centre | Drabeši |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Elita Eglīte (LZS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 745.94 km2 (288.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 731.07 km2 (282.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.87 km2 (5.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 5,042 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Amata Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Cēsis Municipality, reverting back to the pre-2009 parishes.[3]
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See also
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edit- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Miestai partneriai". alytus.lt (in Lithuanian). Alytus. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
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