Zilupe district

Zilupe district
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
district	Zilupes novads
Seat	Zilupe
surface	308.9 km²
Residents	3651 (2010)
density	12 inhabitants per km²
founding	2002
ISO 3166-2	LV-110
Website	www.zilupe.lv (Latvian)
politics
Head of government	Astrīda Harju
The Zilupe River

Coordinates: 56 ° 24 '  N , 28 ° 7'  E

The Zilupe District (Zilupes novads) is the easternmost district of Latvia on the border with Russia and Belarus .

population

The district consists of the three parishes ( pagasts ) Lauderi, Pasiene and Zaļesje and the administrative center Zilupe . 3,651 inhabitants (2010) live in the district of Zilupe.

In 2000, the then 4271 inhabitants of the four municipalities reported the following nationalities: 55.3% Russian, 20.8% Latvian, 18.6% Belarusian, 0.09% Ukrainian and 0.01% Polish.

The Zilupe district maintains a town partnership with the Lower Saxon community of Bad Bodenteich .

traffic

The European route 22 , which begins in Holyhead in Wales and ends in Ishim in Russia, and the railway line from Riga to Moscow runs through the district .

tourism

The tri-border region of Latvia, Russia and Belarus is located in the municipality of Pasiene . This is a popular destination for tourists.

Web link

• Zilupe district website