Inčukalns Municipality
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.
Inčukalns Municipality Inčukalna novads | |
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| Country |  |
| Formed | 2006 |
| Centre | Inčukalns |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Aivars Nalivaiko (LZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.2 km2 (43.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,504 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
It hosts the Inčukalns Underground Gas Storage facility,[3] which provides the Baltic States and parts of northwestern Russia with gas during the winter months.[4]
See also
- Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
References
- The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia Archived 2014-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Central Election Commission of Latvia". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website
- "Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia". Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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