Riebiņi Municipality

Municipality of Latvia

Municipality in Latvia

Riebiņi Municipality Riebiņu novads
Municipality
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Country	Latvia
Formed	2004
Centre	Riebiņi
Government
• Council Chair	Pēteris Rožinskis (LZP)
Area ^[1]
• Total	629.74 km² (243.14 sq mi)
• Land	589.99 km² (227.80 sq mi)
• Water	39.75 km² (15.35 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Total	4,466
• Density	7.1/km² (18/sq mi)
Website	www.riebini.lv

Riebiņi Municipality (Latvian: Riebiņu novads, Latgalian: Ribinišku nūvods) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2004 by merging Galēni Parish, Riebiņi Parish, Rušona Parish, Silajāņi Parish, Sīļukalns Parish and Stabulnieki Parish, the administrative centre being Riebiņi. The population in 2020 was 4,513.^[3]

On 1 July 2021, Riebiņi Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Preiļi Municipality.^[4]

References

^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "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.
^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas