Rugāji Municipality
Rugāju novads
Coat of arms of Rugāji Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreRugāji
Government
  Council ChairSandra Kapteine (United for the Municipality)
Area
  Total514.88 km2 (198.80 sq mi)
  Land504.56 km2 (194.81 sq mi)
  Water10.32 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total2,026
  Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Websitewww.rugaji.lv

Rugāji Municipality (Latvian: Rugāju novads; Latgalian: Ruguoju nūvods) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Rugāji Parish and Lazdukalns Parish, the administrative centre being Rugāji. The population in 2020 was 2,061.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Rugāji Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality.[4]

See also

References

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  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. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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