Roja Municipality
Rojas novads
Flag of Roja Municipality
Coat of arms of Roja Municipality
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreRoja, Latvia
Government
  Council ChairEva Kārkliņa (LZP)
Area
  Total200.61 km2 (77.46 sq mi)
  Land196.95 km2 (76.04 sq mi)
  Water3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total3,390
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Websitewww.roja.lv

Roja Municipality (Latvian: Rojas novads, Livonian: Rūoj mōgõn) is a former municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Mērsrags parish and Roja parish the administrative centre being Roja. Since 2010 a separate Mērsrags municipality has been created. The population in 2020 was 3,368.[3]

On 1 July 2021, Roja Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Talsi Municipality.[4]

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References

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  3. "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.
  4. Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

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