Carnikava district

Carnikava district
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Carnikava
surface	80.2 km²
Residents	9276 ( July 1, 2018 )
density	116 inhabitants per km²
founding	2006
ISO 3166-2	LV-020
Website	www.carnikava.lv (Latvian)

57.116666666667 24.233333333333Coordinates: 57 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N , 24 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E

The Carnikava District (Carnikavas novads) is located on the Gulf of Riga in Latvia in the historic Vidzeme countryside . The administrative center is in Carnikava .

geography

The district lies directly on the Gulf of Riga between the mouth of the Gauja and Lake Kisch . The Zemitāni – Skulte railway line also crosses the entire length of the district.

population

The district consists of only one municipality (pagasts), which has been formed since March 21, 2006 from the six localities Carnikava, Kalngale, Garciems, Garupe, Gauja and Lilaste. Due to the proximity to the capital Riga , several new building areas were built in the Carnikava district. As a result, the population is growing steadily. In 2018 the district had 9276 inhabitants.

Web links

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

Carnikava District website (Latvian)

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.