Pļaviņas Municipality ( lv, Pļaviņu novads) is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in ...

, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by

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Aiviekste parish Aiviekste Parish ( lv, Aiviekstes pagasts), is an administrative unit of Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia. As of 2011 population of Aiviekste Parish is 818 people. Latvian law defines Aiviekste Parish as belonging partly to the Vidzeme region and ...

, Klintaine parish, Vietalva parish and

Pļaviņas Pļaviņas (; german: Stockmannshof) is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in Latvia. The town is located on the Daugava river. The population in 2020 was 2,974. Latvian law defines the town of Pļaviņas as belonging partly to the Vidzeme region an ...

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the administrative centre being Pļaviņas. The population in 2020 was 4,808. On 1 July 2021, Pļaviņas Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Aizkraukle Municipality.
Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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Former municipalities of Latvia {{vidzeme-geo-stub

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