Daugavpils municipality
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Daugavpils municipality 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
the administration located in Daugavpils
city
, which is not included in municipality.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Latgalia, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ambeļi parish
Ambeļi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Ambeļi parish :* Ambeļi...
, Biķernieki parish
Biķernieki parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Biķernieki parish :* Biķernieki...
, Demene parish
Demene parish
Demene parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Demene parish :*...
, Dubna parish
Dubna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dubna parish :*...
, Kalkūne parish
Kalkūne parish
Kalkūne parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Kalkūne parish :*...
, Kalupe parish
Kalupe parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Kalupe parish :*...
, Laucesa parish
Laucesa parish
Laucesa parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Laucesa parish :*...
, Līksna parish
Līksna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Līksna parish :* Līksna...
, Maļinova parish
Maļinova parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Maļinova parish :*...
, Medumi parish
Medumi parish
Medumi parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Medumi parish :* Medumi...
, Naujene parish
Naujene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Naujene parish :* Lociki...
, Nīcgale parish
Nīcgale parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Nīcgale parish :* Nīcgale...
, Saliena parish
Saliena parish
Saliena parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Saliena parish :* Saliena...
, Skrudaliena parish
Skrudaliena parish
Skrudaliena parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Skrudaliena parish :* Skrudaliena...
, Svente parish
Svente parish
Svente parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Svente parish :*...
, Tabore parish
Tabore parish
Tabore parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Tabore parish :* Tabore...
, Vabole parish
Vabole parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Vabole parish :* Vabole...
, Vecsaliena parish
Vecsaliena parish
Vecsaliena parish is an administrative unit of Daugavpils municipality, Latvia. It belongs to the Selonian part of the municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Vecsaliena parish :* Červonka...
and Višķi parish
Višķi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Višķi parish :* Višķi...
the administration located in Daugavpils
Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...
city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
, which is not included in municipality.
Ethnic composition
As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:| Ethnic group | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... |
12182 | 42,72 % |
| Latvians Latvians Latvians or Letts are the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia.-History:Latvians occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia... |
9494 | 33,29 % |
| Poles Poles thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe... |
3673 | 12,88 % |
| Belarusians Belarusians Belarusians ; are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Old Belarusian... |
1898 | 6,66 % |
| Ukrainians Ukrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens... |
411 | 1,44 % |
| Others | 859 | 3,01 % |