Kandava Municipality (Latvian: Kandavas novads) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 1999 by merging Cēre Parish and Kandava town with its countryside territory. Later it absorbed Matkule Parish, Vāne Parish, Zante Parish and Zemīte Parish the administrative centre being Kandava.
Kandava Municipality Kandavas novads | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Centre | Kandava |
| Government | |
| • Chairwoman | Inga Priede (LZP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 649.02 km2 (250.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 636.45 km2 (245.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,462 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Kandava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Tukums Municipality.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities
Kandava was a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[4]
Charter of European Rural Communities
Bienvenida, Spain
Bièvre, Belgium
Bucine, Italy
Cashel, Ireland
Cissé, France
Desborough, England, United Kingdom
Esch, Netherlands
Hepstedt, Germany
Ibănești, Romania
Kannus, Finland
Kolindros, Greece
Lassee, Austria
Medzev, Slovakia
Moravče, Slovenia
Næstved, Denmark
Nagycenk, Hungary
Nadur, Malta
Ockelbo, Sweden
Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
Põlva, Estonia
Samuel, Portugal
Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
Strzyżów, Poland
Tisno, Croatia
Troisvierges, Luxembourg
Žagarė, Lithuania
- Other twin towns[5]
See also
References
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