:Vārkava Municipality

{{short description|Municipality of Latvia}}

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| name = Vārkava Municipality

| native_name = Vārkavas novads

| native_name_lang = lv

| official_name =

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_flag = Flag of Vārkavas novads.png

| image_shield = Vārkavas novads COA.svg

| image_seal =

| image_map = Vārkavas novada karte.png

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{LVA}}

| established_title = Formed

| established_date = 2002

| seat_type = Centre

| seat = Vecvārkava

| leader_title = Council Chair

| leader_name = Anita Brakovska

| leader_party = Our Time

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| website = {{url|www.varkava.lv}}

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Vārkava Municipality ({{langx|lv|Vārkavas novads}}) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Rožkalni Parish and Upmala Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Vārkava Parish, too; the administrative centre being Vecvārkava. The population in 2020 was 1,793.{{Cite web | url=http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/iedz/iedz__iedzskaits__ikgad/ISG020.px/ | title=ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties | publisher=Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia|date=2020-01-01|access-date=2021-02-12}}

On 1 July 2021, Vārkava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Preiļi Municipality.{{Cite web |title=Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums |url=https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=315654 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=LIKUMI.LV |language=lv}}