Daugavpils Municipality

Daugavpils Municipality (Latvian: Daugavpils novads) is a municipality in Latgalia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ambeļi parish, Biķernieki parish, Demene parish, Dubna parish, Kalkūne parish, Kalupe parish, Laucesa parish, Līksna parish, Maļinova parish, Medumi parish, Naujene parish, Nīcgale parish, Saliena parish, Skrudaliena parish, Svente parish, Tabore parish, Vabole parish, Vecsaliena parish and Višķi parish, with the administration located in Daugavpils city, which is not included within the municipality.

Daugavpils Municipality

Daugavpils novads
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Latvia
Formed2009
CentreDaugavpils (extraterritorially)
Government
 • Council ChairArvīds Kucins
(Daugavpils Municipality Party)
Area
 • Total1,877.6 km2 (724.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total28,733
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Websitewww.daugavpilsnovads.lv

Demographics

Ethnic composition

As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[3]

Ethnic group Number %
Russians 12182 42,72 %
Latvians 9494 33,29 %
Poles 3673 12,88 %
Belarusians 1898 6,66 %
Ukrainians 411 1,44 %
Others 859 3,01 %

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

Daugavpils Municipality is twinned with:[4]

  • Nīcgale Nativity of the Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church
  • The Daugava River in the Bows of the Daugava Nature Park
  • Svente manor
  • Elerne Roman Catholic (formerly Lutheran) Church, Tabore parish
  • Līksna Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
  • The Daugava River
  • Medumi secondary school
  • Great stone of Nīcgale
  • Roman Catholic church in Višķi

See also

References
  1. The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia Archived February 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "The Central Election Commission of Latvia". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  4. "About the district". daugavpilsnovads.lv. Daugavpils novads. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

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