Limbaži District
Limbaži district (Limbažu rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. It bordered Estonia in the north, the former districts of Riga in the south and Valmiera in the east, and the Gulf of Riga in the west. It covered the territory of the medieval Livonian county of Metsepole.
Limbaži District
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- Limbaži
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The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Limbaži District as a first level subdivision, former administrative division and national district. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Latvia as the administrative unit of Limbaži District.
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The main city in the district was Limbaži. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009. Split between Limbaži Municipality, Aloja Municipality, Krimulda Municipality and Salacgrīva Municipality.
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• Name — Limbaži • Settlement Type — District • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Latvia • Established Title — First established • Established Date — 1949 • Extinct Title — Dissolved • Extinct Date — 2009 • Seat Type — Center • Seat — Limbaži • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 2,580 • Population Total — 38,012 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Website — limbazi.lv/
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