Daugavpils District
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Daugavpils District was an administrative division
of Latvia
, located in Latgalia region, in the country's south-east. It was organized into two cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. Its capital city
was Daugavpils
.
The district's area was 2,525.5 km2, which contains 21 parishes, 1 city and 1 region.
The district was located in Latvia's southeastern area. It borders Belarus
, Lithuania
, and the former Latvian districts of Jēkabpils
, Preiļi
and Krāslava
.
Daugavpils District was situated in the geographical region of East-Latvian lowland, Latgalian eminence and Augšzeme Height. Most of its territory was located far below sea level. Only a few landmarks are higher than 200 m above sea level
. There were the following mountains Egļu kalns (220.1 m), Piķeļnieku kalns (206 m), Lediņu kalns (202 m), Skrudalienas kalns (201 m). Almost all of the territory was located in the Daugava River basin. Besides the Daugava River there were many large and small rivers.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Districts of Latvia
||Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:...
of 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...
, located in Latgalia region, in the country's south-east. It was organized into two cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. Its capital city
Capital City
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was 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...
.
The district's area was 2,525.5 km2, which contains 21 parishes, 1 city and 1 region.
The district was located in Latvia's southeastern area. It borders Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
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, and the former Latvian districts of Jēkabpils
Jekabpils District
Jēkabpils district was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into three cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Jēkabpils....
, Preiļi
Preili District
Preiļi District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It bordered the former districts of Jēkabpils, Madona, Rēzekne, Krāslava and Daugavpils....
and Krāslava
Kraslava District
Krāslava District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and twenty three parishes, each with a local government authority...
.
Daugavpils District was situated in the geographical region of East-Latvian lowland, Latgalian eminence and Augšzeme Height. Most of its territory was located far below sea level. Only a few landmarks are higher than 200 m above sea level
Above mean sea level
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. There were the following mountains Egļu kalns (220.1 m), Piķeļnieku kalns (206 m), Lediņu kalns (202 m), Skrudalienas kalns (201 m). Almost all of the territory was located in the Daugava River basin. Besides the Daugava River there were many large and small rivers.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.