Aizkraukle district

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Aizkraukle district
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Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Aizkraukle
surface 103 km²
Residents 9986 (2010)
density 97 inhabitants per km²
founding 2009
ISO 3166-2 LV-002
Website www.aizkraukle.lv (Latvian)
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Coordinates: 56 ° 39 '  N , 25 ° 15'  E

The district of Aizkraukle (Aizkraukles novads) is located in southern Latvia on the Daugava River in the historic Vidzeme landscape .

geography

The southern border of the district is from the Daugava formed which is dammed up here because of the hydroelectric plant Pļaviņas. Otherwise the area is rural.

population

The district consists of the municipality (pagasts) Aizkraukle Land and the administrative center Aizkraukle City . 9,986 inhabitants (2010) live in the Aizkraukle district.

Web links

Commons : Aizkraukle Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files