Alūksne district was an administrative division

Districts of Latvia

||Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:...

 of Latvia

Latvia

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, located in Vidzeme

Vidzeme

Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...

 region, in the country's north-east, 202 km (126 mi) from the capital city Riga

Riga

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...

. The district had international borders with Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

 (border 103.8 km/64.35 miles) and Russia

Russia

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 (border 46.4 km/28.77 miles), and internal borders with the districts of Valka

Valka District

Valka district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km2. The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008.The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes...

 (51.7 km/32.05 miles), Gulbene

Gulbene District

Gulbene District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority...

 (98.1 km/60.83 miles) and Balvi

Balvi District

Balvi District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and nineteen parishes, each with a local government authority...

 (57.4 km/35.58 miles). The main city in the district was Alūksne

Aluksne

Alūksne is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in northeastern Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of Alūksne municipality.- History :...

.

Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Cities and parishes in the Alūksne District

• Alūksne
  Aluksne
  Alūksne is a town on the shores of Lake Alūksne in northeastern Latvia near the borders with Estonia and Russia. It is the seat of Alūksne municipality.- History :...
  
   city
• Ape
  Ape, Latvia
  Ape is a town in Latvia near the Estonian border. Older names are Hoppenhof and Hopa.-See also:List of cities in Latvia...
  
   city
• Alsviķi parish
• Anna parish
• Gaujiena
  Gaujiena
  Seat of a Komtur of the Teutonic Knights. A castle was erected in the 13th century, but fell into disrepair in the 18th century....
  
   parish
• Ilzene parish
• Jaunalūksne parish
• Jaunanna parish
• Jaunlaicene parish
• Kalncempji parish
• Liepna parish
• Maliena parish
• Mālupe parish
• Mārkalne parish
• Pededze
  Pededze
  Pededze is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has the lenghth of of which in Latvia 131 km and in Estonia 26 km. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, the source of Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe on the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia...
  
   parish
• Trapene parish
• Veclaicene parish
• Vireši parish
• Zeltiņi parish
• Ziemeri parish