Daugavpils Municipality

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Daugavpils Municipality
Daugavpils novads
Former municipality
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Coat of arms
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CountryFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Formed2009
Centre Daugavpils (extraterritorially)
Government
 • Council ChairArvīds Kucins
(Daugavpils Municipality Party)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,876.06 km2 (724.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,793.90 km2 (692.63 sq mi)
 • Water82.16 km2 (31.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total19,553
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Website www.daugavpilsnovads.lv

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

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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 groupNumber%
Russians 1218242,72 %
Latvians 949433,29 %
Poles 367312,88 %
Belarusians 18986,66 %
Ukrainians 4111,44 %
Others8593,01 %

Twin towns — sister cities

Daugavpils Municipality is twinned with: [5]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/ . Retrieved 15 June 2021.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  5. ↑ "About the district". daugavpilsnovads.lv. Daugavpils novads. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

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