Baltinava Municipality (Latvian: Baltinavas novads) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by reorganization of Baltinava parish the administrative centre being Baltinava. The municipality was located in the northeast of the country and bordered with Viļaka municipality in the north, Pytalovsky District of Pskov Oblast of Russia in the east, Kārsava municipality in the south, and Balvi municipality in the west.
Baltinava Municipality
Baltinavas novads | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2021 |
| Centre | Baltinava |
| Government | |
| • Chairwoman | Sarmīte Tabore (We - For Baltinava) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 186.27 km2 (71.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 183.13 km2 (70.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 937 |
| • Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Baltinava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality.[3]
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.
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