Pāvilosta municipality
Encyclopedia
Pāvilosta municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Pāvilosta
town
, Saka parish
and Vērgale parish
the administrative centre being Pāvilosta
.
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 Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, 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 2009 by merging Pāvilosta
Pavilosta
-See also:*List of cities in Latvia...
town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
, Saka parish
Saka parish
Saka parish is an administrative unit of the Pāvilosta municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 626 and covers an area of 318.292 km2.- Villages of Saka parish :* Mežvidi* Orgsaļiena* Pievikas * Saka* Saliena* Strante...
and Vērgale parish
Vērgale parish
Vērgale parish is an administrative unit of the Pāvilosta municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1473 and covers an area of 190.635 km2.- Villages of Vērgale parish :* Bebe * Ploce* Saraikas muiža...
the administrative centre being Pāvilosta
Pavilosta
-See also:*List of cities in Latvia...
.