Nīca municipality
Encyclopedia
Nīca municipality is a municipality
in Courland
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Nīca parish
and Otaņķi parish
the administrative centre being Nīca
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Nīca parish
Nīca parish
Nīca parish is an administrative unit of the Nīca municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 2896 and covers an area of 230.3 km2.- Villages of Nīca parish :...
and Otaņķi parish
Otaņķi parish
Otaņķi parish is an administrative unit of the Nīca municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 962 and covers an area of 120.5 km2.- Villages of Otaņķi parish :...
the administrative centre being Nīca
Nīca
Nīca is a village in Nīca municipality, Latvia. Nīca had 981 residents as of 2006....
.