Jelgava district

Jelgava district
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
surface	1319 km²
Residents	27,103 (2010)
density	21 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-041
Website	www.jelgavasnovads.lv (Latvian)
The Audruve River

Coordinates: 56 ° 39 '  N , 23 ° 43'  E

The District Jelgava ( Jelgavas novads ) is an administrative district in Latvia , southwest of Riga in the landscape Semgallen located.

geography

The area is flat and the soils are among the best in Latvia. In addition to the Lielupe , the rivers Bērze , Svēte , Vircava and Platone run through the district. Lithuania borders in the south .

population

The district has existed since 2009 and was formed from the town of Kalnciems and 13 rural communities. The administrative center is located in Jelgava , although this city as a "republic city" is not part of the district. (see also: Administrative division of Latvia )

In 2010, 27,103 inhabitants were registered.

Web links

Commons : Jelgava district  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• official page

literature

• Hans Feldmann, Heinz von zur Mühlen (Hrsg.): Baltic historical local dictionary, part 2: Latvia (southern Livland and Courland). Böhlau, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-412-06889-6 , pp. 397-398.
• Astrīda Iltnere (ed.): Latvijas Pagasti, Enciklopēdija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .