Ilūkste district

Ilūkste district
Symbols
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Ilūkste
surface	648.4 km²
Residents	9062 (2010)
density	14 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-036
Website	www.ilukste.lv (Latvian)
politics
Council President	Stefans Rāzna (2013)
Political party	Latvijas Zemnieku savienība

Coordinates: 55 ° 59 ′  N , 26 ° 18 ′  E

The Ilūkste District (Ilūkstes novads) is located in the south of Latvia in the Sēlija region .

geography

The rural district is located west of Daugavpils and borders the Daugava in the east and Lithuania in the west. The largest lake is the Svente-See with its natural park.

Communities

The district consists of the towns of Ilūkste and Subate and the municipalities (pagasts) Bebrene, Dviete, Eglaine, Pilskalne, Prode and Šēdere. In 2010, 9,062 people lived in the 648 km ² district.

Web link

• District website