Alsunga Municipality
municipality of Latvia between 2009 and 2021
Alsunga Municipality (Latvian: Alsungas novads) was a municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 from Alsunga Parish. The administrative centre was Alsunga.
The municipality consisted of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga, Almāle, Balande, Dienvidstacija, Ziedlejas, Bērzkalni, Būcmaņi, Grāveri, Reģi. As of 2020, the population was 1,268.
On 1 July 2021, Alsunga Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Kuldīga Municipality as Alsunga Parish.
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