Jelgava Municipality
Introduction '''Jelgava Local Municipality''' () is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Eleja parish, Glūda parish, Jaunsvirlauka parish, Lielplatone parish, Līvbērze parish, Platone parish, Sesava parish, Svēte parish, Valgunde parish, Vilce parish, Vircava parish, Zaļenieki parish and Kalnciems town with its countryside territory the administrative centre located in Jelgava city, which is not included in the territory of municipality. As of 2020, the population was 21,738.On 1 July 2021, Jelgava Municipality was enlarged when Ozolnieki Municipality were merged into it.
Twin towns — sister cities Jelgava Local Municipality is twinned with:* Alytus, Lithuania* Argeș County, Romania*Berufsförderungswerk, Germany* Fundão, Portugal* Glodeni District, Moldova* Joniškis, Lithuania* Rava-Ruska, Ukraine* Recklinghausen, Germany* Suwałki, Poland*Wodzisław County, Poland*
Images Jelgavas novada karte.png|Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
See also *Administrative divisions of Latvia
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