Cēsis Municipality

Cēsis Municipality (Latvian: Cēsu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Vaive parish and Cēsis town, which became the administrative centre. As of 2020, the population was 16,291.^[2]

Cēsis Municipality Cēsu novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Reformed	2021
Centre	Cēsis
Government
• Council Chairman	Jānis Rozenbergs (V)
Area
• Total	2,886.35 km2 (1,114.43 sq mi)
• Land	2,801.23 km2 (1,081.56 sq mi)
• Water	85.12 km2 (32.87 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	40,943
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Website	www.cesis.lv

On 1 July 2021, Cēsis Municipality was enlarged when Amata Municipality, Jaunpiebalga Municipality, Līgatne Municipality, Pārgauja Municipality, Priekuļi Municipality and Vecpiebalga Municipality were merged into it.

The territory of Cēsis Municipality is defined by law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.^[3]

Subdivisions

After the 2021 merger, Cēsis Municipality consists of the following subunits:^[4]

• Amata Parish
• Cēsis city
• Drabeši Parish
• Dzērbene Parish
• Ineši Parish
• Jaunpiebalga Parish
• Kaive Parish
• Liepa Parish
• Līgatne Parish
• Mārsnēni Parish
• Nītaure Parish
• Priekuļi Parish
• Raiskums Parish
• Skujene Parish
• Stalbe Parish
• Straupe Parish
• Taurene Parish
• Vaive Parish
• Vecpiebalga Parish
• Veselava Parish
• Zaube Parish
• Zosēni Parish

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Cēsis is twinned with:^[5]

• Achim, Germany
• Baku, Azerbaijan
• Gatchinsky District, Russia
• Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland
• Rakvere, Estonia
• Rokiškis, Lithuania
• Tyresö, Sweden
• Zhovkva, Ukraine
• Loutraki, Greece

Images

• 
  Former coat of arms (2010–2021)
• 
  View of Cēsis Castle
• 
  Drabeši Manor main building
• 
  Jaunpiebalga Lutheran Church
• 
  Scenery of Līgatne
• 
  Stalbe Secondary School
• 
  Water tower in Priekuļi
• 
  Vecpiebalga Manor

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)

References

1. "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
2. "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
3. Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums
4. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
5. "Cēsu novada starptautiskā sadarbība". cesis.lv (in Latvian). Cēsis. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

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