Jelgava District

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Jelgava District
Jelgavas rajons
District
Jelgavas aprinka gerbonis.svg
Latvia-Jelgava.png
Country Latvia
Area
  Total1,605.2 km2 (619.8 sq mi)
Population
  Total37,054
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Website jrp.lv/

Jelgava District (Latvian : Jelgavas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, two municipalities and twelve parishes, each with a local government authority. [1] The administrative centre of the district was Jelgava. It preceded and used the symbols of the Jelgavas apriņķis  [ lv ] of the interwar Republic of Latvia, which was created in 1920 from the previous Dobeles apriņķis. [2]

Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.[ citation needed ]

Cities, municipalities and parishes of the Jelgava District

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References

  1. "Jelgavas rajona pašvaldības" (in Latvian). www.jrp.lv. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  2. Yumpu.com. "2010. gada marts Nr.3. - Jelgavas rajona padome". yumpu.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-08-11.

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