Salaspils Municipality

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.

Salaspils Municipality

Salaspils novads
Municipality
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Country Latvia
Formed2004
CentreSalaspils
Government
 • Council ChairRaimonds Čudars (V)
Area
 • Total126.9 km2 (49.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total22,810
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Websitewww.salaspils.lv

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

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.[3]

Salaspils is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. The Central Election Commission of Latvia
  3. https://www.fonds.lv/lepojamies/mecenati/sudraba-mecenati/salaspils-novada-pasvaldiba/
  4. "Sadraudzības pilsētas". salaspils.lv (in Latvian). Salaspils. Retrieved 2019-08-31.


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