Zilupe district
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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) | |
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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.