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Baltinava | |
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Village | |
  Baltinava Baltinava's location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°56′42.68″N27°38′45.73″E / 56.9451889°N 27.6460361°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Balvi |
| Population | |
| • Total | 485 |
Baltinava is a village in Balvi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.
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Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. A/S Preses nams, Rīga, 2001-2002 ISBN 9984-00-412-0
Latvijas Republikas topogrāfiskā karte. Mērogs 1:50 000. Latvijas Ģeotelpiskās informācijas aģentūra. Rīga
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