Viļaka Municipality
Viļaka Municipality
Viļakas novads | |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Centre | Viļaka |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Sergejs Maksimovs (Latgale Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 640.10 km2 (247.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 627.92 km2 (242.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,476 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Viļaka Municipality (Latvian: Viļakas novads, Latgalian: Vileks nūvods) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Kuprava Parish, Medņeva Parish, Susāji Parish, Šķilbēni Parish, Vecumi Parish, Žīguri Parish and Viļaka town; the administrative centre being Viļaka. The population in 2020 was 4,472.
On 1 July 2021, Viļaka Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality.