Inčukalns Municipality – Wikipedia
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Municipality of Latvia
Municipality in Latvia
Inčukalns Municipality Inčukalna novads |
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Country | Latvia |
Formed | 2006 |
Centre | Inčukalns |
Government | |
• Chairman | Aivars Nalivaiko (LZS) |
Area | |
• Total | 111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi) |
• Land | 109.27 km2 (42.19 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,622 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Inčukalns Municipality (Latvian: Inčukalna novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Inčukalns Parish and Vangaži town, the administrative centre being Inčukalns. The population in 2020 was 7,640.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Inčukalns Municipality ceased to exist. Inčukalns Parish was merged into Sigulda Municipality and Vangaži town was merged into Ropaži Municipality.[4]
Inčukalns underground gas storage[edit]
Inčukalns underground gas storage facility, which helps to serve the Baltic States, is located in the municipality.[5][6] The facility has a storage capacity of 4.47 bcm.[7] The gas is stored around 800 meters underground.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
- ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
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“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
- ^ “Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website”.
- ^ “Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia”. Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ “Skulte LNG Terminal – Natural Gas Storage”. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
Coordinates:
56°50′12″N 24°29′46″E / 56.83667°N 24.49611°E
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