Inčukalns Municipality
Inčukalns Municipality
Inčukalna novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2006 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Inčukalns |
| Government | |
| • Chairman (last) | 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 (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 7,622 |
| • Density | 69.75/km2 (180.7/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Inčukalns Municipality (Latvian: Inčukalna novads) was a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Inčukalns Parish of Riga district 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 approximately 800 meters underground. The facility is linked to the Balticconnector and is operated by Conexus Baltic Grid.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Total and land area of regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year (km²)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Population by sex in regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year 2014 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas". likumi.lv.
- ↑ "Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website". www.lg.lv.
- ↑ "Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia". Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ↑ "Skulte LNG Terminal - Natural Gas Storage". 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ↑ Commission Opinion of 25.7.2018 pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and Article 10(6) of Directive 2009/73/EC – Latvia – Certification of JSC Conexus Baltic Grid (PDF) (Report). European Commission. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
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