Svente Parish

Svente Parish (Latvian: Sventes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Augšdaugava Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. In 2011, the Polish-speaking minority formed the largest ethnic group in the parish, but by 2020, the proportion of ethnic Poles had fallen to 29 percent, slightly below that of ethnic Latvians.^[4] Russians form the third-largest ethnic group, and, as of 2021, Russian is the most widely spoken language in the parish.

Svente Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms
55°54′35″N 26°21′08″E
Country	Latvia
Area [1][2]
• Total	127.15 km2 (49.09 sq mi)
• Land	117.39 km2 (45.32 sq mi)
• Water	9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2024)[3]
• Total	801
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Website	www.svente.lv

Svente manor house

Towns, villages and settlements of Svente Parish

• Šiškova [lv]

See also

• Svente Manor