Vecumnieki Municipality
Vecumnieki Municipality
Vecumnieku novads | |
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Ķiru windmill | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 56°36′23″N 24°31′20″E / 56.60639°N 24.52222°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Vecumnieki |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Guntis Kalniņš (LRA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 844.83 km2 (326.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 827.53 km2 (319.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,795 |
| • Density | 9.420/km2 (24.40/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Vecumnieki Municipality (Latvian: Vecumnieku novads) is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665.
On 1 July 2021, Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with Bauska Municipality.