Preiļi Municipality

Preiļi Municipality (Latvian: Preiļu novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2000 by merging Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Parish and Preiļi town. In 2009 it absorbed Pelēči Parish and Sauna Parish, too the administrative centre being Preiļi.

Preiļi Municipality Preiļu novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2000
Centre	Preiļi
Government
• Council Chair	Maruta Plivda[1] (NA)
Area [2]
• Total	365.3 km^2 (141.0 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[3]
• Total	11,973
• Density	33/km^2 (85/sq mi)
Website	www.preili.lv

Twin towns — sister cities

Preiļi is twinned with:[4]

• Hlybokaye, Belarus
• Nizhyn, Ukraine
• Ocnița, Moldova
• Sahil, Azerbaijan
• Utena, Lithuania

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia

References

1. Councillors of Preiļi Municipality
2. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
3. "The Central Election Commission of Latvia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
4. "Starptautiskā sadarbība". preili.lv (in Latvian). Preiļi. Retrieved 2019-09-01.