Medze Parish

Medze Parish (Latvian: Medzes pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 1558 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 109.2 km2.

Medze Parish
parish of Latvia
56°36′38″N 21°09′18″E
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total109.02 km2 (42.09 sq mi)
 • Land106.37 km2 (41.07 sq mi)
 • Water2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total1,292
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)

Parish center - Kapsēde.

Villages of Medze parish
  • Ievkalni
  • Kapsēde
  • Medzes muiža
  • Piņķi
  • Plienkalni (Kapsēdes stacija)
  • Stirnas
  • Šķēde
  • Tāši

History

Medzes parish was formed around 1900. In 2009 Medzes parish was included in the administrative Grobiņa Municipality.


  1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 26 February 2021.
  2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
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