Tukums district

Tukums district
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Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Tukums
surface	1,199.7 km²
Residents	33,396 (2010)
density	28 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-099
Website	www.tukums.lv (Latvian)

Coordinates: 56 ° 58 '  N , 23 ° 9'  E

The Tukums district (Tukuma novads) is located in western Latvia in the historical Kurzeme countryside .

geography

The Tukums district is west of the Bay of Riga , but has no direct connection to the coast. At the eastern end, the district borders the Ķemeri National Park .

population

The district consists of the eleven parishes (pagasts):

• Degole,
• Džūkste, (German: Siuxt )
• Irlava, (German: Irmlau )
• Jaunsāti, (German: New Sathen )
• Lestene, (German: Lesten )
• Pūre, (German: Puhren )
• Sēme, (German: Sehmen )
• Slampe, (Eng .: sluts )
• Tume, (dt .: Tummen )
• Centene

and the administrative center of Tukums . 33,396 inhabitants (2010) live in the Tukums district.

Web link

Tukums district website