Cēsis Municipality is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Vaive parish and Cēsis town, which became the administrative centre. As of 2020, the population was 16,291. On 1 July 2021, Cēsis Municipality was enlarged when Amata Municipality, Jaunpiebalga Municipality, Līgatne Municipality, Pārgauja Municipality, Priekuļi Municipality and Vecpiebalga Municipality were merged into it. The territory of Cēsis Municipality is defined by law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.

Subdivisions

After the 2021 merger, Cēsis Municipality consists of the following subunits:

Twin towns — sister cities

Cēsis is twinned with:

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