Aglona Municipality
Former municipality of Latvia
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Aglona Municipality (Latvian: Aglonas novads) was a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The administrative centre was Aglona.
Aglona Municipality
Aglonas novads | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Aglona |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair (last) | Juris Butēvics (Grāveri Parish List) |
| Area | |
• Total | 392.54 km2 (151.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 357.74 km2 (138.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 3,042 |
| • Density | 8.503/km2 (22.02/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aglona Parish of the dissolved Preiļi district and Grāveri Parish, Kastuļina Parish and Šķeltova Parish of the former Krāslava district. The population in 2020 was 3,099.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Aglona Municipality ceased to exist. Aglona Parish was merged into Preiļi Municipality, and Grāveri Parish, Kastuļina Parish and Šķeltova Parish were merged into Krāslava Municipality.[4]
