Naukšēni Municipality
municipality of Latvia between 2009 and 2021
Naukšēni Municipality (Latvian: Naukšēnu novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Naukšēni Parish and Ķoņi Parish the administrative centre being Naukšēni. As of 2020, the population was 1,675.
On 1 July 2021, Naukšēni Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Valmiera Municipality.
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