Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Ogre Municipality
Ogres novads
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Country Latvia Formed 2002 Reformed 2021 Centre Ogre • Council Chair Egils Helmanis (NA ) • Total 1,839.39 km2 (710.19 sq mi) • Land 1,766.81 km2 (682.17 sq mi) • Total 57,689 • Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi) Website www .ogresnovads .lv
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]
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
Twin towns – sister cities
Ogre is twinned with:[ 5]
Ånge , Sweden
Bollnäs , Sweden
Chernihiv , Ukraine
Haapsalu , Estonia
Hengelo , Netherlands
Jõhvi , Estonia
Joué-lès-Tours , France
Kelmė , Lithuania
Kerava , Finland
Lębork , Poland
Maymana , Afghanistan
Popasna , Ukraine
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References
State cities Municipalities Ogre is a state city, but it is also part of
Ogre Municipality . Unlike the other listed entities, it is not a first-level administrative division of Latvia.
56°50′46″N 25°03′09″E / 56.8461°N 25.0525°E / 56.8461; 25.0525