Aknīste district

Aknīste district
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Aknīste
surface	285 km²
Residents	3236 (2010)
density	11 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-004
Website	www.akniste.lv (Latvian)
Landscape in Aknīste

Coordinates: 56 ° 10 '  N , 25 ° 46'  E

The District Aknīste (Aknīstes novads) is in the south of Latvia on the border with Lithuania in the historic landscape Sēlija .

geography

The Dienvidsusēja flows through the rural area . The southern border is also the state border with Lithuania.

Administrative division and population

The district consists of the three parishes (pagasts) Asare, Gārsene and Aknīste (Land) and the administrative center Aknīste . 3236 inhabitants (2010) live in Aknīste district.

Web links

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

• Aknīste district website