Garkalne Municipality

Garkalne Municipality (Latvian: Garkalnes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2007 by reorganization of Garkalne Parish. The seat of the council of the municipality is situated extraterritorially in Berģi, Riga.

Garkalne Municipality Garkalnes novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2007
Centre	Berģi (extraterritorially)
Government
• Council Chair	Alvis Zīriņš (S)
Area [1]
• Total	150.5 km^2 (58.1 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	6,722
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Website	www.garkalne.lv

The main rivers are Lielā Jugla, Mazā Jugla (as a border river between Garkalne municipality and Stopiņi municipality), Krievupe, Jugla, in a small section of the river Tumšupe. The largest lakes in the region are Lielais Baltezers, Langstiņi Lake, Lielais Jūgezers, Mālezers, Mašēnu Lake and Upesciems Ponds. Maltuve swamp is located in the eastern part of the county.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References

1. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia Archived February 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
2. The Central Election Commission of Latvia