Cibla Municipality () is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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in
Latgale
Latgale (; ; ; ; ; ; Belarusian Latin alphabet, Belarusian Latin: ''Łathalija''; ), also known as Latgalia or Latgallia, is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region of the country and lies north of the Daugava River. Wh ...
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Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. The municipality was formed in 2000 by
merging Cibla parish and
Līdumnieki parish. In 2009 it absorbed
Blonti parish,
Pušmucova parish and
Zvirgzdene parish
Zvirgzdene Parish () is an administrative unit of Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.
Towns, villages and settlements of Zvirgzdene parish
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Parishes in Ludza Municipality
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the administrative centre being
Blonti. As of 2020, the population was 2,355.
On 1 July 2021, Cibla Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into
Ludza Municipality
Ludza Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Briģi Parish, Cirma Parish, Isnauda Parish, Istra Parish, Nirza Parish, Ņukši Parish, Pilda Parish, Pureņi Parish, ...
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See also
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Administrative divisions of Latvia (2009)
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.
On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 ...
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Former municipalities of Latvia
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