Vecumnieki Municipality

{{Short description|Municipality of Latvia}}

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| name = Vecumnieki Municipality

| native_name = Vecumnieku novads

| native_name_lang = lv

| official_name =

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Kiru vejdzirnavas 4.jpg

| image_alt = Ķiru windmill

| image_caption = Ķiru windmill

| image_flag = Flag of Vecumnieku novads.svg

| image_shield = Vecumnieku novads COA.svg

| image_seal =

| image_map = Vecumnieku novada karte.png

| map_caption =

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{LVA}}

| established_title = Formed

| established_date = 2009

| seat_type = Centre

| seat = Vecumnieki

| leader_title = Council Chair

| leader_name = Guntis Kalniņš

| leader_party = LRA

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

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

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Vecumnieki Municipality ({{langx|lv|Vecumnieku novads}}) is a former municipality in Semigallia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Bārbele parish, Kurmene parish, Skaistkalne parish, Stelpe parish, Valle parish and Vecumnieki parish; the administrative centre being Vecumnieki. The population in 2020 was 7,665.{{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, Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged with Bauska 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}}