Baltinava Municipality

Baltinava Municipality (Latvian: Baltinavas novads) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by reorganization of Baltinava parish the administrative centre being Baltinava. The municipality was located in the northeast of the country and bordered with Viļaka municipality in the north, Pytalovsky District of Pskov Oblast of Russia in the east, Kārsava municipality in the south, and Balvi municipality in the west.

Baltinava Municipality
Baltinavas novads
Former municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2021
CentreBaltinava
Government
  ChairwomanSarmīte Tabore
(We - For Baltinava)
Area
  Total186.27 km2 (71.92 sq mi)
  Land183.13 km2 (70.71 sq mi)
  Water3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total937
  Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Websitewww.baltinava.lv

On 1 July 2021, Baltinava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Balvi Municipality.

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