Daugavpils Municipality

Daugavpils Municipality Daugavpils novads
Municipality
Flag of Daugavpils Municipality Flag Coat of arms of Daugavpils Municipality Coat of arms
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Country	Latvia
Formed	2009
Centre	Daugavpils (extraterritorially)
Government
• Mayor	Janīna Jalinska
Area
• Total	1,877.6 km2 (724.9 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	28,733
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Website	www.dnd.lv

Daugavpils Municipality (Latvian: Daugavpils novads) is a municipality in Latgalia, Latvia. The municipality 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 is not included within the municipality.

Demographics

Ethnic composition

As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:

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 %

Gallery

• Nīcgale church 2.jpg

  Nīcgale Nativity of the Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church

• Gpsandariskijun990fc.jpg

  The Daugava River in the Bows of the Daugava Nature Park

• Svente manor.jpg

  Svente manor

• Elerne church.jpg

  Elerne Roman Catholic (formerly Lutheran) Church, Tabore parish

• Līksna church.jpg

  Līksna Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church

• Daugavas loki.jpg

  The Daugava River

• Medumi Secondary School in 2001.jpg

  Medumi secondary school

• Nīcgales Lielais akmens 2002-06-29.jpg

  Great stone of Nīcgale

• Wyszki. Kościół p.w. Św. Jana Chrzciciela w Wyszkach.jpg

  Roman Catholic church in Višķi

See also

• Administrative divisions of Latvia