Tukums Municipality
Introduction Council of Tukums Municipality'''Tukums Municipality''' () is a Latvian municipality situated partly in the region of Semigallia, partly in Courland and partly in Vidzeme. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Degole Parish, Džūkste Parish, Irlava Parish, Jaunsāti Parish, Lestene Parish, Pūre Parish, Sēme Parish, Slampe Parish, Tume Parish, Zentene Parish and Tukums town; the administrative centre being Tukums. The population in 2020 was 27,613.On 1 July 2021, Tukums Municipality was enlarged when Engure Municipality, Jaunpils Municipality and Kandava Municipality were merged into it.
Population  Territorial unit  Population (year)Degole parish665 (2018)Džūkste Parish1417 (2018)Irlava Parish1406 (2018)Jaunsāti Parish906 (2018)Lestene Parish650 (2018)Pūre Parish1436 (2018)Sēme Parish1240 (2018)Slampe Parish1855 (2018)Tukums18447 (2018)Tume Parish1748 (2018)Zentene Parish504 (2018)
Twin towns — sister cities Tukums is twinned with:* Andrychów, Poland* Bnei Ayish, Israel* Chennevières-sur-Marne, France* Izium, Ukraine* Karelichy, Belarus* Krasnogorsk, Russia* Plungė, Lithuania* Scheeßel, Germany* Tidaholm, Sweden
See also * Administrative divisions of Latvia
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