Saldus Municipality
Municipality of Latvia
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Saldus Municipality (Latvian: Saldus novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2021 by merging the former Saldus Municipality and Brocēni Municipality.[1] Its centre is the town of Saldus.
It contains 19 parishes and 2 towns/cities - Saldus and Brocēni. The population in 2021 was 27,110.[2]
The municipality has an international partnership with Bakhmut urban hromada in Ukraine.[3] It borders Lithuania.
History
The municipality, previously a part of Kuldīga county, was first created during the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1949 as Saldus district. The district was divided up during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009 into Brocēni Municipality and Saldus Municipality. In 2021 they were merged again into a current Saldus Municipality.
Administrative units and population
| Territorial unit | Population (year) |
|---|---|
| Ezere Parish | 972 (2021)[4] |
| Jaunauce Parish | 277 (2021) |
| Jaunlutriņi Parish | 656 (2021) |
| Kursīši Parish | 697 (2021) |
| Lutriņi Parish | 1,072 (2021) |
| Nīgrande Parish | 1,099 (2021) |
| Novadnieki Parish | 1,504 (2021) |
| Pampāļi Parish | 521 (2021) |
| Ruba Parish | 609 (2021) |
| Saldus | 9,679 (2021) |
| Saldus Parish | 1,359 (2021) |
| Šķēde Parish | 453 (2021) |
| Vadakste Parish | 300 (2021) |
| Zaņa Parish | 539 (2021) |
| Zirņi Parish | 1,372 (2021) |
| Zvārde Parish | 329 (2021) |
| Brocēni | 2,830 (2021) |
| Ciecere Parish | 898 (2021) |
| Gaiķi Parish | 675 (2021) |
| Remte Parish | 618 (2021) |
| Blīdene Parish | 651 (2021) |
Patron of the University of Latvia
Saldus Municipality is a silver patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. Supported the University of Latvia in 2013-2019, when it established a scholarship “Medusmaize”, which is intended for young people of their region who, after graduating from high school, start basic studies in one of the Latvian universities. If the criteria are met, support is provided throughout the bachelor's degree.[5]
