Krāslava Municipality
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Krāslava Municipality
Krāslavas novads | |
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Country | Latvia |
Formed | 2001 |
Reformed | 2021 |
Centre | Krāslava |
Government | |
• Council Chair | Gunārs Upenieks (LZS) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,288.85 km2 (883.73 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,146.58 km2 (828.80 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 19,833 |
• Density | 8.7/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Krāslava Municipality (Latvian: Krāslavas novads, Latgalian: Kruoslovys nūvods) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Krāslava Parish and Krāslava town. In 2009 it absorbed Auleja Parish, Indra Parish, Izvalta Parish, Kalnieši Parish, Kaplava Parish, Kombuļi Parish, Piedruja Parish, Robežnieki Parish, Skaista Parish and Ūdrīši Parish town the administrative centre being Krāslava.
On 1 July 2021, Krāslava Municipality was enlarged when the territory of the former Dagda Municipality and three parishes of the former Aglona Municipality were merged into it.[3]
Demographics
Ethnic composition
As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[4]
Ethnic group | Number | % |
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Latvians, including Latgalians[5] | 8878 | 44,43 % |
Russians | 4376 | 21,90 % |
Belarusians | 4215 | 21,09 % |
Poles | 1672 | 8,37 % |
Ukrainians | 271 | 1,36 % |
Others | 571 | 2,86 % |
Images
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Boundaries of the municipality from 2009 to 2021
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krāslava Municipality.
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "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 19 June 2024.
- ^ [1] Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "164,500 persons in Latvia speak Latgalian dialect on a daily basis".
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