Alsunga Municipality
Former municipality of Latvia
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Alsunga Municipality (Latvian: Alsungas novads) was a municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 from Alsunga Parish. The administrative centre was Alsunga.
Alsunga Municipality
Alsungas novads | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Alsunga |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair (last) | Daiga Kalniņa (For The Growth of Alsunga Municipality) |
| Area | |
• Total | 190.90 km2 (73.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 186.31 km2 (71.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,303 |
| • Density | 6.994/km2 (18.11/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The municipality consisted of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga, Almāle, Balande, Dienvidstacija, Ziedlejas, Bērzkalni, Būcmaņi, Grāveri, Reģi.[3] As of 2020, the population was 1,268.[4]
On 1 July 2021, Alsunga Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga Municipality as Alsunga Parish.[5]
