Valka Municipality

{{Short description|Municipality of Latvia}}

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| name = Valka Municipality

| native_name = Valkas novads

| native_name_lang = lv

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| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_flag = Flag of Valkas novads.png

| image_shield = Valkas novads COA.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{LVA}}

| established_title = Formed

| established_date = 2009

| seat_type = Centre

| seat = Valka

| leader_title = Council Chair

| leader_name = Gita Avote

| leader_party = Independent

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| website = {{URL|www.valka.lv}}

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Valka Municipality ({{langx|lv|Valkas novads}}; {{langx|et|Valka piirkond}}) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Valka town, Ērģeme Parish, Kārķi Parish, Valka Parish, Vijciems Parish and Zvārtava Parish. The administrative centre is Valka.

The population in 2020 was 7,603.{{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}}

In 2016 it was announced that due to better welfare and higher salaries in neighbouring Estonia, over 10% of municipality's inhabitants have registered themselves as inhabitants of Valga County.{{cite web|url= http://www.delfi.lv/news/national/politics/desmita-dala-valkas-novada-iedzivotaju-registrejusies-igaunija-vesta-raidijums.d?id=47869789|title= Desmitā daļa Valkas novada iedzīvotāju reģistrējušies Igaunijā, vēsta raidījums}}