Valka Municipality
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 being Valka. 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.[3]
Valka Municipality
Valkas novads | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Country | Latvia |
Formed | 2009 |
Centre | Valka |
Government | |
• Council Chair | Vents Armands Krauklis (Vidzeme Party/LRA) |
Area | |
• Total | 910.3 km2 (351.5 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 10,678 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Twin towns — sister cities
- Braslaw, Belarus
- Çamlıyayla, Turkey
- Durbuy, Belgium
- I'billin, Israel
- Kościelisko, Poland
- Kobylnica, Poland
- Kutaisi, Georgia
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Novoye Devyatkino, Russia
- Orimattila, Finland
- Östhammar, Sweden
- Tvrdošín, Slovakia
- Uusikaupunki, Finland
- Valga, Estonia
- Valga, Spain
- Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Germany
See also
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