Viesīte Municipality

Viesīte Municipality (Latvian: Viesītes novads) is a municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Elkšņi parish, Rite parish, Sauka parish and Viesīte town with its countryside territory, the administrative centre being Viesīte. In 2010 Viesīte parish was created from the countryside territory of Viesīte town.

Viesīte Municipality

Viesītes novads
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreViesīte
Government
 • Council ChairAlfons Žuks (V)
Area
 • Total650.5 km2 (251.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total4,705
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Websitewww.viesite.lv

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Viesīte is twinned with:[3]

See also

References
  1. "The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia". Raplm.gov.lv. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "Iedzīvotāju skaits Latvijā". Web.cvk.lv. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. "Starptautiskā sadarbība". viesite.lv (in Latvian). Viesīte. Retrieved 2019-09-01.


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