Salaspils Municipality

Municipality of Latvia

Municipality in Latvia

Salaspils Municipality Salaspils novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms

Country	Latvia
Formed	2004
Centre	Salaspils
Government
• Council Chair	Raivis Anspaks (JV)
Area ^[1]
• Total	122.81 km² (47.42 sq mi)
• Land	100.01 km² (38.61 sq mi)
• Water	22.8 km² (8.8 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]
• Total	23,451
• Density	190/km² (490/sq mi)
Website	www.salaspils.lv

Salaspils Municipality (Latvian: Salaspils novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2004 by reorganization of Salaspils town and its rural territory, the administrative centre being Salaspils. In 2010 the rural territory was renamed Salaspils parish. The population in 2020 was 22,758.^[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Patron of the University of Latvia

Salaspils municipality is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. Has been supporting the University of Latvia since 2013, when a scholarship was established to support young people in their region who start basic studies in one of Latvia's higher education institutions, fulfilling the criteria, support is provided throughout the basic studies.^[4]

Salaspils is twinned with:^[5]

Finspång, Sweden
Finsterwalde, Germany
Wieliszew, Poland

Images

Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021

References

^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
^ "Salaspils novada pašvaldība".
^ "Sadraudzības pilsētas". salaspils.lv (in Latvian). Salaspils. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

External links

Media related to Salaspils Municipality at Wikimedia Commons

First-level administrative divisions of Latvia

Municipalities

State cities

Jēkabpils, Ogre and Valmiera are also state cities. However, they are also part of municipalities and serve as second-level administrative divisions.

v t e State cities and municipalities in Riga Planning Region
State cities	Riga Jūrmala Ogre
Municipalities	Ādaži Ķekava Limbaži Mārupe Ogre Olaine Ropaži Salaspils Saulkrasti Sigulda Tukums
Ogre is a state city, but it is also part of Ogre Municipality. Unlike the other listed entities, it is not a first-level administrative division of Latvia.