Jēkabpils municipality
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Jēkabpils municipality is a municipality
in Selonia
, Latvia
. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ābeļi parish
, Dignāja parish
, Dunava parish
, Kalna parish
, Leimaņi parish
, Rubene parish
and Zasa parish
the administrative centre located in Jēkabpils
city, which is not included in the territory of 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 Selonia
Selonia
Selonia , also known as Augšzeme , is a cultural region of Latvia encompassing the eastern part of the historical region of Semigallia...
, 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 Ābeļi parish
Ābeļi parish
Ābeļi Parish is an administrative unit of Jēkabpils municipality, Latvia....
, Dignāja parish
Dignāja parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dignāja parish :*...
, Dunava parish
Dunava parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Dunava parish :*...
, Kalna parish
Kalna parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Kalna parish :*...
, Leimaņi parish
Leimaņi parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Leimaņi parish :*...
, Rubene parish
Rubene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Rubene parish :*...
and Zasa parish
Zasa parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Zasa parish :*...
the administrative centre located in Jēkabpils
Jekabpils
Jēkabpils is a city in Selonia, Latvia roughly halfway between Riga and Daugavpils. The Daugava River runs through the town, and the ancient valley, branches, and islands of the river are considered picturesque...
city, which is not included in the territory of municipality.