Jaunjelgava district

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Jaunjelgava district
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Jaunjelgava
surface 685 km²
Residents 6486 (2010)
density 9.5 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 LV-038
Website www.jaunjelgava.lv (Latvian)
Landscape near Staburags
Landscape near Staburags

Coordinates: 56 ° 37 '  N , 25 ° 5'  E

The Jaunjelgava District (Jaunjelgavas novads) is located in central southern Latvia in the Sēlija region .

geography

The sparsely populated wooded area lies south of the Daugava . At Sērene, a road on the dam of the Pļaviņas hydroelectric plant leads to the north bank. The Staburags A rock on the Dünaufer, which was a national symbol, was inundated by the reservoir of the same plant.

population

The district consists of five municipalities (pagasts) Daudzese, Sece, Sērene, Staburags, Sunākste and the administrative center Jaunjelgava . 6486 inhabitants (2010) live in the Jaunjelgava district.

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