Baltinava district

Baltinava district
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Baltinava
surface	185 km²
Residents	1351 (2009)
density	7.3 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-014
Website	baltinava.lv (Latvian)
Watchtower on the eastern border of the European Union

Coordinates: 56 ° 55 '  N , 27 ° 37'  E

The Baltinava District (Baltinavas novads) is located in eastern Latvia on the border with Russia in the historic Latgale region .

geography

The rural and sparsely populated area is rich in forests. The eastern border of the district is also the state border and thus also the EU eastern border. The Kūkova River flows through the district and there are extensive swamps in the west .

population

The district consists of the municipality (pagast) Baltinava , which is also the administrative center. 1351 inhabitants (2009) live in the Baltinava region.

Web links

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

• Website with reports from the Baltinava region , Latvian