Brocēni district

Brocēni district
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Brocēni
surface	498.5 km²
Residents	6245 (July 1, 2018)
density	13 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-018
Website	www.broceni.lv (Latvian)

56.733333333333 22.65Coordinates: 56 ° 44 ' N , 22 ° 39' E

The District Brocēni (Brocēnu novads) is located in western Latvia in the historic landscape Kurzeme .

geography

The district is east of the city of Saldus . On Ciecere Lake and Brocēni limestone is mined. The railway line from Riga to Liepāja runs in a west-east direction through the district.

population

The district consists of the four municipalities (pagasts) Blīdene, Ciecere, Gaiķi, Remte and the administrative center Brocēni . 6245 inhabitants live in the Brocēni district (2018).

Web links

Commons : Brocēni Municipality - collection of images, videos and audio files

Brocēni District website

Footnotes

↑ Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās (= population figures of the self-governing districts of Latvia), as of July 1, 2018 (Latvian), p. 4, accessed on January 11, 2019.

[1] Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās (= population figures of the self-governing districts of Latvia), as of July 1, 2018 (Latvian), p. 4, accessed on January 11, 2019.