Jaunpils Parish

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Jaunpils Parish
parish of Latvia
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Coat of arms
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56°44′49″N22°58′04″E / 56.747°N 22.9677°E / 56.747; 22.9677 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Country Latvia
Area
[1]
 • Total
157.07 km2 (60.65 sq mi)
 • Land152.55 km2 (58.90 sq mi)
 • Water4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2025) [2]
 • Total
1,753
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)

Jaunpils Parish (Latvian : Jaunpils pagasts) is an administrative unit of Tukums Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The center of the parish is Jaunpils.

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From 2009 to 2021, the parish (together with Viesati Parish) formed the Jaunpils Municipality, until it was merged into Tukums Municipality. It is the birthplace of Latvian scholar Krišjānis Barons and is home to Jaunpils Castle.

Villages and settlements of Jaunpils Parish

  1. ↑ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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