Rēzekne Municipality

Rēzekne Municipality (Latvian: Rēzeknes novads) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Audriņi parish, Bērzgale parish, Čornaja parish, Dricāni parish, Feimaņi parish, Gaigalava parish, Griškāni parish, Ilzeskalns parish, Kantinieki parish, Kaunata parish, Lendži parish, Lūznava parish, Mākoņkalns parish, Malta parish, Nagļi parish, Nautrēni parish, Ozolaine parish, Ozolmuiža parish, Puša parish, Rikava parish, Sakstagals parish, Silmala parish, Stoļerova parish, Strūžāni parish and Vērēmi parish, town Viļāni.[3] The population in 2020 was 24,127.[4]

Rēzekne Municipality
Rēzeknes novads
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreRēzekne (extraterritorially)
Government
 • Council ChairMonvīds Švarcs (U)
Area
[1]
 • Total2,524.08 km2 (974.55 sq mi)
 • Land2,307.39 km2 (890.89 sq mi)
 • Water216.69 km2 (83.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total24,244
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Websitewww.rezeknesnovads.lv

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

Rēzekne Municipality is twinned with:[5]

See also

References
  1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums".
  4. "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. "Starptautiskā sadarbība". rezeknesnovads.lv (in Latvian). Rēzeknes novads. Retrieved 2019-09-09.


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