Inčukalns Municipality
Inčukalns Municipality
Inčukalna novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2006 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Inčukalns |
| Government | |
| • Chairman (last) | Aivars Nalivaiko (LZS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.83 km2 (43.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 109.27 km2 (42.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 7,622 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Inčukalns Municipality (Latvian: Inčukalna novads) was a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2006 by merging Inčukalns Parish of Riga districtand Vangaži town, the administrative centre being Inčukalns. The population in 2020 was 7,640.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Inčukalns Municipality ceased to exist. Inčukalns Parish was merged into Sigulda Municipality and Vangaži town was merged into Ropaži Municipality.[4]
Inčukalns underground gas storage
Inčukalns Underground Gas Storage facility, which helps to serve the Baltic States, is located in the municipality.[5][6] The facility has a storage capacity of 4.47 bcm.[7] The gas is stored approximately 800 meters underground. The facility is linked to the Balticconnector and is operated by the national infrastructure operator Conexus Baltic Grid.
See also
References
- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas". likumi.lv.
- ^ "Latvia Gas Inčukalns UGS website". www.lg.lv.
- ^ "Estonia in position to turn off winter gas for Russia". Postimees. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ^ "Skulte LNG Terminal - Natural Gas Storage". 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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