Ilūkste Municipality

Ilūkste Municipality (Latvian: Ilūkstes novads) was a municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Pilskalne Parish, Šēdere Parish, Bebrene Parish and Ilūkste town. In 2009 it absorbed Dviete parish, Eglaine parish and Subate town with its rural area the administrative centre being Ilūkste. In 2010 the rural area of Subate was reorganised as a separate territorial entity, Prode Parish. The population in 2020 was 6,412.

Ilūkste Municipality
Ilūkstes novads
Country Latvia
Formed2003
CentreIlūkste
Government
  ChairmanStefans Rāzna (LZS)
Area
  Total647.46 km2 (249.99 sq mi)
  Land632.22 km2 (244.10 sq mi)
  Water15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total6,374
  Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Websitewww.ilukste.lv

On 1 July 2021, Ilūkste Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into the newly-formed Augšdaugava Municipality.

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