Aizpute district

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Aizpute district
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Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Aizpute
surface 640.2 km²
Residents 10,368 (2010)
density 16 inhabitants per km²
founding 2009
ISO 3166-2 LV-003
Website www.aizputesnovads.lv (Latvian)

Coordinates: 56 ° 45 '  N , 21 ° 32'  E

The district of Aizpute (Aizputes novads) (German Baltic district of Hasenpoth ) is located in western Latvia in the historical region of Kurzeme .

geography

The area is rural, with many swampy plains.

population

The district consists of the five municipalities (pagasts) Aizpute (Land), Cīrava, Kalvene, Kazdanga, Laža and the administrative center Aizpute (German: Hasenpoth ). 10,368 inhabitants (2010) live in the Aizpute district.

Web links

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