Kandava district

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Kandava district
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Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Kandava
surface 649 km²
Residents 9897 (2010)
density 15 inhabitants per km²
founding 2009
ISO 3166-2 LV-043
Website www.kandava.lv (Latvian)

Coordinates: 57 ° 2 '  N , 22 ° 47'  E

The District Kandava (Kandavas novads) is located in western Latvia in the historic landscape Kurzeme .

geography

The Abava flows through the area .

population

The district consists of the seven parishes (pagasts) Cēre, Kandava Land, Matkule, Vāne, Zante, Zemīte and the administrative center of Kandava City . 9897 inhabitants (2010) live in the Kandava district.

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