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Municipality of Latvia

Municipality in Latvia

Inčukalns Municipality

Inčukalna novads
Flag of Inčukalns Municipality

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Coat of arms of Inčukalns Municipality

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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.incukalns.lv

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]

  1. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. ^

    “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.

  4. ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
  5. ^ “Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website”.
  6. ^ “Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia”. Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  7. ^ “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 / 56.83667; 24.49611