Daugavpils Municipality

Daugavpils Municipality
*Daugavpils novads*
Daugavpils Municipality Daugavpils novads
Former municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Daugavpils (extraterritorially)
Government
• Council Chair	Arvīds Kucins; (Daugavpils Municipality Party)
Area
• Total	1,876.06 km2 (724.35 sq mi)
• Land	1,793.90 km2 (692.63 sq mi)
• Water	82.16 km2 (31.72 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	19,553
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Website	www.daugavpilsnovads.lv

Last updated January 26, 2022

Daugavpils Municipality (Latvian : Daugavpils novads) was a municipality in Latgale, Latvia from 2009 to 2021.

It 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 was not included within the municipality.

After the 2021 reform it merged with Ilūkste Municipality to form the Augšdaugava Municipality within the borders of the former Daugavpils District.

As of 2020, the population was 19,639.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic composition

As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:^[4]

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

Daugavpils Municipality is twinned with:^[5]

Bad Doberan, Germany
Braslaw, Belarus
Edineț, Moldova
Hlybokaye, Belarus
Ichnia, Ukraine
Łomża, Poland
Rokiškis, Lithuania
Sharkawshchyna, Belarus
Vitebsk, Belarus
Zarasai, Lithuania
Zaraysky District, Russia

Gallery

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

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References

↑ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
↑ https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
↑ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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↑ "About the district". daugavpilsnovads.lv. Daugavpils novads. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

Coordinates: 55°53′N26°32′E / 55.883°N 26.533°E / 55.883; 26.533

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v t e Former first-level administrative divisions of Latvia (2009–2021)
Republican cities	Daugavpils Jēkabpils Jelgava Jūrmala Liepāja Rēzekne Riga Valmiera Ventspils
Municipalities	Aglona Aizkraukle Aizpute Aknīste Aloja Alsunga Alūksne Amata Ape Auce Ādaži Babīte Baldone Baltinava Balvi Bauska Beverīna Brocēni Burtnieki Carnikava Cesvaine Cēsis Cibla Dagda Daugavpils Dobele Dundaga Durbe Engure Ērgļi Garkalne Grobiņa Gulbene Iecava Ikšķile Ilūkste Inčukalns Jaunjelgava Jaunpiebalga Jaunpils Jelgava Jēkabpils Kandava Kārsava Kocēni Koknese Krāslava Krimulda Krustpils Kuldīga Ķegums Ķekava Lielvārde Limbaži Līgatne Līvāni Lubāna Ludza Madona Mazsalaca Mālpils Mārupe Mērsrags Naukšēni Nereta Nīca Ogre Olaine Ozolnieki Pārgauja Pāvilosta Pļaviņas Preiļi Priekule Priekuļi Rauna Rēzekne Riebiņi Roja Ropaži Rucava Rugāji Rundāle Rūjiena Salacgrīva Sala Salaspils Saldus Saulkrasti Sēja Sigulda Skrīveri Skrunda Smiltene Stopiņi Strenči Talsi Tērvete Tukums Vaiņode Valka Varakļāni Vārkava Vecpiebalga Vecumnieki Ventspils Viesīte Viļaka Viļāni Zilupe