Gulbene district

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Gulbene district
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Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Gulbene
surface 1,876.1 km²
Residents 25,073 (2009)
density 13 inhabitants per km²
founding 2009
ISO 3166-2 LV-033
Website www.gulbene.lv (Latvian)
The Pededze river near Litene
The Pededze river near Litene

Coordinates: 57 ° 11 '  N , 26 ° 45'  E

The Gulbene district (Gulbenes novads) is located in northeastern Latvia in the historic Vidzeme countryside .

geography

The Pededze flows through the area in the rather flat east and the Gauja in the hilly, wooded west . In addition to the Riga - Pytalowo railway line , there is also a narrow-gauge railway , the Gulbene – Alūksne railway line .

population

The district consists of the fourteen parishes (pagasts) Beļava, Dauksti, Druviena, Galgauska, Jaungulbene, Lejasciems, Litene, Lizums, Līgo, Ranka, Stāmeriena, Stradi, Tirza and the administrative center Gulbene . 25 073 inhabitants (2009) live in the Gulbene district, which is one of the larger Latvians in terms of area.

  • Gulbene

  • Stāmeriena

  • Litene

  • Jaungulbene

  • Beļava

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