Rugāji Municipality
Rugāji Municipality
Rugāju novads | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Rugāji |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Sandra Kapteine (United for the Municipality) |
| Area | |
• Total | 514.88 km2 (198.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 504.56 km2 (194.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.32 km2 (3.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,026 |
| • Density | 4.015/km2 (10.40/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Rugāji Municipality (Latvian: Rugāju novads; Latgalian: Ruguoju nūvods) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Rugāji Parish and Lazdukalns Parish, the administrative centre being Rugāji. The population in 2020 was 2,061.
On 1 July 2021, Rugāji Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality.