Ogre Municipality
Municipality of Latvia
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Ogre Municipality (Latvian: Ogres novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Ogre town and Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Krape Parish, Ķeipene Parish, Laubere Parish, Madliena Parish, Mazozoli Parish, Meņģele Parish, Suntaži Parish and Taurupe Parish, the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617.[3]
Ogre Municipality
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2002 |
| Reformed | 2021 |
| Centre | Ogre |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Egils Helmanis (NA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,839.39 km2 (710.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,766.82 km2 (682.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 57,668 |
| • Density | 32.639/km2 (84.536/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Ikšķile Municipality, Ķegums Municipality and Lielvārde Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Ogre district.
Population
| Territorial unit | Population (year) |
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| Birzgale Parish | 1518 (2021) |
| Ikšķile | 7278 (2021) |
| Jumprava Parish | 1662 (2021) |
| Krape Parish | 605 (2021)[4] |
| Ķegums | 2103 (2021) |
| Ķeipene Parish | 849 (2021) |
| Laubere Parish | 568 (2021) |
| Lēdmane Parish | 1092 (2021) |
| Lielvārde | 5907 (2021) |
| Lielvārde Parish | 886 (2021) |
| Madliena Parish | 1476 (2021) |
| Mazozoli Parish | 437 (2021) |
| Meņģele Parish | 473 (2021) |
| Ogre | 22978 (2021) |
| Ogresgals Parish | 3055 (2021) |
| Rembate Parish | 1026 (2021) |
| Suntaži Parish | 1650 (2021) |
| Taurupe Parish | 699 (2021) |
| Tīnūži Parish | 2689 (2021) |
| Tome Parish | 666 (2021) |
