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Grobiņa Municipality

Coordinates: 56°34′00″N 21°06′00″E / 56.5667°N 21.1000°E / 56.5667; 21.1000
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Grobiņa Municipality
Grobiņas novads
Municipality
Flag of Grobiņa Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Grobiņa Municipality
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
Dissolved2021
CentreGrobiņa
Government
 • ChairmanAivars Priedols (last) (LZS)
Area
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 • Total489.96 km2 (189.17 sq mi)
 • Land474.47 km2 (183.19 sq mi)
 • Water15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total8,329
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Websitewww.grobina.lv

Grobiņa Municipality (Latvian: Grobiņas novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārta Parish, Gavieze Parish, Grobiņa Parish, Medze Parish and the town of Grobiņa with the administrative centre being Grobiņa. The population in 2020 was 8,347.[3]

Grobiņa Municipality ceased to exist on 1 July 2021, when it was merged into the newly formed South Kurzeme Municipality.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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