Baldone Parish
Baldone Parish | |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.38 km2 (64.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 166.38 km2 (64.24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 2,061 |
| • Density | 12.39/km2 (32.08/sq mi) |
Baldone Parish (Latvian: Baldones pagasts) is an administrative unit of Ķekava Municipality,[3] Latvia. From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former Baldone Municipality. The administrative center is the town of Baldone, which is not a part of the parish.
It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Baldone town.[4] At the beginning of 2015, the population of the parish was 3322.[5] Baldone Parish is defined by Latvian law as belonging partly to the historical lands of Vidzeme and partly to Semigallia.[6]
The Baldone Observatory of the University of Latvia is located in the parish near the village of Riekstukalns.
Villages and settlements
- Kažoki
- Mercendarbe (Mercendorfa) - center of Mencendarbe Manor
- Misa
- Pulkarne - former manor center
- Riekstukalns
- Rozītes
- Sarma
- Skurbenieši
- Spaļenieki
- Stūri
- Sūnupes
- Vārpas - former manor center
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā" [Amendments to the Administrative territories and settlements law]. Latvijas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). 10 February 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Latvijas iedzivotaju skaits pašvaldibas" [Latvian population by municipality] (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde [Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs] (in Latvian). 28 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ vestnesis.lv. "Latviešu vēsturisko zemju likums - Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.