Lielvārde municipality
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Lielvārde municipality is a municipality
in Vidzeme
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2004 by reorganization of Lielvārde
town with its countryside territory. In 2009 it absorbed Jumprava parish
and Lēdmane parish
the administrative centre being Lielvārde.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Vidzeme
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2004 by reorganization of Lielvārde
Lielvarde
Lielvārde , population 6328, is a town in Vidzeme, Latvia, the administrative centre of Lielvārde municipality on the right bank of the Daugava river, 52 km southeast of Riga.-History:...
town with its countryside territory. In 2009 it absorbed Jumprava parish
Jumprava parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Jumprava parish :*...
and Lēdmane parish
Lēdmane parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Lēdmane parish :*...
the administrative centre being Lielvārde.