Tārgale Parish

Tārgale Parish (Latvian: Tārgales pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia.The parish has a population of 1956 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 364.19 km2.

Tārgale Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms
57°27′18″N 21°47′24″E
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total364.48 km2 (140.73 sq mi)
 • Land356.54 km2 (137.66 sq mi)
 • Water7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total1,639
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
View from Ovisi Lighthouse, Tārgale

Villages of Tārgale Parish
  • Akmeņdziras
  • Burtnieki
  • Būšnieki
  • Dokupe
  • Dzelzceļnieki
  • Elkšķene
  • Elkšķenes stacija
  • Ēvartciems
  • Jaunciems
  • Jaunupe
  • Kamārce
  • Krievlauki
  • Kurzeme
  • Lielirbe
  • Liepene
  • Lodes
  • Lūžņa
  • Miķeļtornis (Miķeļbāka)(Pize)
  • Muižnieki
  • Oviši
  • Packules ciems
  • Platene
  • Pūrkalni
  • Rēdznieku ciems
  • Stacija Ventspils-2
  • Standzes ciems
  • Tārgale

Notable natives
  • Alīda Vāne (1899-1969), opera singer


  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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