Stopiņi district

Stopiņi district
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coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Ulbroka
surface	286.1 km²
Residents	9908 (2010)
density	35 inhabitants per km²
founding	2004
ISO 3166-2	LV-095
Website	www.stopini.lv (Latvian)

Coordinates: 56 ° 56 '  N , 24 ° 17'  E

The Stopiņi district (Stopiņu novads) is located in Latvia .

geography

The district area is located in the center of the country, southwest of the Bay of Riga . The small Jugla flows through the area , 54% of the area is forested.

population

The Stopiņi municipality became Stopiņu novads in 2004 without changing its territory. The largest places are Ulbroka, Saurieši, Upeslejas, Dreiliņi and Stopiņi. Of the 9,908 inhabitants (July 1, 2010) 55% are Latvian, 33% Russian and 5% Belarusian. 53% are male and 47% female.

Web links

Commons : Stopiņi Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Stopiņi District website