title: Strenči Municipality
text: # Strenči Municipality
  
  Strenči Municipality (Latvian: Strenču novads) is a former municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Jērcēni parish, Plāņi parish, Strenči town and Seda town with its countryside territory; the administrative centre being Strenči. The population in 2020 was 2,838.
  
  On 1 July 2021, Strenči Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Valmiera Municipality.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Territorial unit | Population (year) |
  | - | - |
  | Jērcēni parish | 410 (2018) |
  | Plāņi parish | 544 (2018) |
  | Seda | 1231 (2018) |
  | Strenči | 1131 (2018) |
  
  ## Twin towns — sister cities
  
  Strenči is twinned with:
  
  * Lainate, Italy
  * Rimóc, Hungary
  * Rosice, Czech Republic
  * Sayda, Germany
  