Aknīste Municipality
Former municipality of Latvia
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Aknīste Municipality (Latvian: Aknīstes novads) was a municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Aknīste town with its countryside territory, Asare Parish and Gārsene Parish of the former Jēkabpils district. The administrative centre was Aknīste. In 2010 Aknīste Parish was created from the countryside territory of Aknīste town.
Aknīste Municipality
Aknīstes novads | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Aknīste |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair (last) | Vija Dzene (For a United Municipality) |
| Area | |
• Total | 284.72 km2 (109.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 280.63 km2 (108.35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,546 |
| • Density | 9.072/km2 (23.50/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
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The population in 2020 was 2,520.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Aknīste Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Jēkabpils Municipality.[4]
