Limbaži Municipality

Limbaži Municipality (Latvian: Limbažu novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Katvari Parish, Limbaži Parish, Pāle Parish, Skulte Parish, Umurga Parish, Vidriži Parish, Viļķene Parish and Limbaži town, with the administrative centre being Limbaži.

Limbaži Municipality Limbažu novads
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Reformed	2021
Centre	Limbaži
Government
• Council Chair	Sigita Upmale (Vidzeme Party)
Area [1]
• Total	2,440.96 km2 (942.46 sq mi)
• Land	2,382.59 km2 (919.92 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	27,852
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Website	www.limbazi.lv

On 1 July 2021, Limbaži Municipality was enlarged when Aloja Municipality and Salacgrīva Municipality were merged into it. Since that date, Limbaži Municipality consists of the following administrative units: Ainaži Parish, Ainaži town, Aloja Parish, Aloja town, Braslava Parish, Brīvzemnieki Parish, Katvari Parish, Liepupe Parish, Limbaži Parish, Limbaži town, Pāle Parish, Salacgrīva Parish, Salacgrīva town, Skulte Parish, Staicele Parish, Staicele town, Umurga Parish, Vidriži Parish and Viļķene Parish.^[3] Latvian law defines the entire territory of Limbaži Municipality as a part of the region of Vidzeme.^[4] It borders Estonia.

Population

More than 17,000 inhabitants live in Limbaži municipality.

Territorial unit	Population (year)
Katvari parish	1199 (2018)[5]
Limbaži	7475 (2018)
Limbaži Parish	2205 (2018)
Pāle Parish	708 (2018)
Skulte Parish	2138 (2018)
Umurga Parish	1071 (2018)
Vidriži Parish	1370 (2018)
Viļķene Parish	1204 (2018)

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Limbaži is twinned with:^[6]

• Anklam, Germany
• Klippan, Sweden
• Luninets, Belarus
• Panevėžys Municipality, Lithuania
• Pärnu, Estonia
• Radøy, Norway
• Sande, Norway
• Viljandi, Estonia
• Volkhov, Russia

Images

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  Coat of arms (2011–2021, interim 2021–2023)

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia