Vecpiebalga Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms of Vecpiebalga Parish
Coat of arms
57°04′40″N 25°47′07″E / 57.0777°N 25.7852°E / 57.0777; 25.7852
CountryLatvia
Area
[1][2]
 • Total110.14 km2 (42.53 sq mi)
 • Land99.05 km2 (38.24 sq mi)
 • Water11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[3]
 • Total1,310
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)

Vecpiebalga Parish (Latvian: Vecpiebalgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Cēsis Municipality, Latvia. It is one of the 21 parishes in this municipality.[4] The parish center is Vecpiebalga.

Before the administrative reform of 2021, Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 5 parishes in the former Vecpiebalga Municipality. Until 2009 Vecpiebalga Parish was one of the 21 parishes in the former Cēsis District. The territory is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.[5]

Vecpiebalga Parish is the birthplace of the writers Reinis Kaudzīte, Matīss Kaudzīte and Kārlis Skalbe.

Towns, villages and settlements of Vecpiebalga Parish

    References

    1. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
    2. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
    3. ↑ "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 3 October 2023.
    4. ↑ Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
    5. ↑ Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums


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