Stopiņi Municipality

Stopiņi Municipality (Latvian: Stopiņu novads) is a former municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia.

The municipality was formed in 2005 through the reorganization of Stopiņi Parish, the administrative centre being Ulbroka.

The municipality consisted of the following villages and settlements: Ulbroka, Saurieši, Upeslejas, Dreiliņi, Vālodzes, Līči, Dzidriņas, Rumbula and Cekule.

[5] The municipality derived its name from the estate Stopenhof, founded in the area in the 16th century by the city doctor of Riga, Zacharias Stopius.

[6] The only IKEA store in Latvia was completed here in July 2018.