The municipality was formed in 1999 by merging Cēre Parish and Kandava town with its countryside territory.

On 1 July 2021, Kandava Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Tukums Municipality.

Kandava was a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.

[4] Charter of European Rural Communities

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