ABOUT AMATA
Amata municipality in figures Amata is located in Vidzeme region, km from Rīga in east-west direction. There is the highway Rīga -Pskov and railroad passing through the Amata. The total area - 745,51 km2 (74551 ha) Population ~ July 2009 Amata municipality merged by 5 rural municipalities - Amata, Drabeši, Nītaure, Skujene and Zaube.
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NOVADA TERITORIJAS KOPSKATS A M A T A S N O V A D S NACIONĀLAIS SASTĀVS
15 deputies The chairwoman of council The executive director of council Finance department Department of public utilities Economic department Social service Development and property department Registry office Custody court Administrative department Privatization commission Election commission Purchasing commission Departaments of Amata, Nītaure, Skujene and Zaube districts Local government structure
Agriculture and rural environment Land available for agriculture ha 410 farms 46 biological farms Traditional agriculture branches – dairy cattle- breeding, beef cattle breeding and production, beekeeping Unconventional agriculture branches – pedigree rabbits, fish nursery, breeding of lamas and camels etc.
Forestry Forests occupy up to 60% of countys area (44731 ha) More than ha belong to private owners
Education 12 education institutions : Amata elementary school with branch in Ieriki (102) Drabeši preschool (112) Spāre special school (116) Drabeši boarding elementary school (125) Kindergartens: Kastanītis (106) Taurīte (30) Nītaure secondary school (122) Sērmūkši elementary school with preschool group (77) Zaube elementary school with preschool group (83) Nītaure music and art school (69) There are ~ 970 school age children in territory of county, including 333 pupils who attend schools in city of Cēsis Amata elementary school - Ecoschool with intensified environmental education
Private dentist services in Līvi Medical service availability for patients with special needs Social work, healthcare and services Social department (19 workers) Homecare services - mobile unit (created in 1999 boarding-house Doles boarding-house Vējsaule Social worker for work with families Day care centers with integrated medical care in villages
AMATAS NOVADA DOME Ausmas, Amatas novads, LV-4101, LATVIA Phone ; Fax Welcome to Amata!