Valka Municipality Valkas novads |
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Municipality | |||
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Country | Latvia | ||
Formed | 2009 | ||
Centre | Valka | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Vents Armands Krauklis | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 910.3 km2 (351.5 sq mi) | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 10,678 | ||
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) | ||
Website | www |
Valka Municipality (Latvian: Valkas novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme parish, Kārķi parish, Valka parish, Vijciems parish and Zvārtava parish; the administrative centre being Valka. In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County.