Upmala Parish
parish of Latvia
56°14′34″N 26°28′56″E / 56.2428°N 26.4823°E / 56.2428; 26.4823
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total96.31 km2 (37.19 sq mi)
 • Land96.31 km2 (37.19 sq mi)
 • Water1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[2]
 • Total569
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)

Upmala Parish is an administrative unit of Preiļi Municipality,[3] Latvia. From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former Vārkava Municipality[4][5][6][7]

History

Upmalas village was formed in 1975 from the liquidated part of Stradiņi village and Vārkava village. In 1977 part of Upmala village was added to Rožkalnu village. In 1979, part of the Rauniešu village area was added to Upmalas village. The village was reorganized into a parish in 1990. In 2002, Upmala Parish merged with Rožkalnu Parish to form Vārkava Municipality.

References

  1. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  4. ↑ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). likumi.lv. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". nais.lv (in Latvian). 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  6. ↑ "Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  7. ↑ "2011 Census Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

56°14′34″N 26°28′56″E / 56.24278°N 26.48222°E / 56.24278; 26.48222


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