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Daugavpils Municipality
Former municipality in Latvia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daugavpils Municipality (Latvian: Daugavpils novads) was a municipality in Latgale, Latvia from 2009 to 2021.
It 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 was not included within the municipality.
After the 2021 reform it merged with Ilūkste Municipality to form the Augšdaugava Municipality within the borders of the former Daugavpils district.
As of 2020, the population was 19,639.[3]
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Demographics
Ethnic composition
As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[4]
Twin towns — sister cities
Daugavpils Municipality is twinned with:[5]
Bad Doberan, Germany
Braslaw, Belarus
Edineț, Moldova- Hlybokaye, Belarus
Ichnia, Ukraine
Łomża, Poland
Rokiškis, Lithuania- Sharkawshchyna, Belarus
- Vitebsk, Belarus
- Zarasai, Lithuania
Zaraysky District, Russia
Gallery
Nīcgale Nativity of the Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church
The Daugava River in the Bows of the Daugava Nature Park
Svente manor
Elerne Roman Catholic (formerly Lutheran) Church, Tabore parish
Līksna Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
The Daugava River
Medumi secondary school
Great stone of Nīcgale
Roman Catholic church in Višķi
See also
References
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