Babīte district

Babīte district
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Piņķi
surface	241.7 km²
Residents	9223 (2009)
density	38 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-012
Website	www.babite.lv (Latvian)

Coordinates: 56 ° 54 '  N , 23 ° 47'  E

The Babīte district (Babītes novads) is located in the center of Latvia in the historical Zemgale landscape by the Babīte Lake of the same name .

geography

The area lies west of the city limits to Riga . The swampy forest area serves, among other things, as a local recreation area for the city dwellers and is partially protected. The Lielupe runs in the west of the district .

population

The district consists of the two parishes (pagasts) Sala and Babīte . The administrative center is in Piņķi . 9223 inhabitants (2009) live in the Babīte district.

Web links

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

• Babīte district website