Dobele district
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Country | Latvia | ||
Capital | Dobele | ||
surface | 889.7 km² | ||
Residents | 24,390 (2010) | ||
density | 27 inhabitants per km² | ||
founding | 2009 | ||
ISO 3166-2 | LV-026 | ||
Website | www.dobele.lv (Latvian) | ||
The river Bērze near Dobele |
Coordinates: 56 ° 39 ' N , 23 ° 14' E
The District Dobele (Dobeles novads) is located in southwestern Latvia in the historic landscape Zemgale .
geography
The Bērze River flows through the area . In addition, the Riga - Liepāja railway line crosses the district in a west-east direction.
population
The district consists of the ten parishes (pagasts):
- Annenieki, (German: Annenhof )
- Auri, (German: Auermünde )
- Bērze, (German: Bershof )
- Biksti, (German: Bixten )
- Dobele (rural community),
- Jaunbērze, (German: Neu Bershof )
- Krimūna,
- Naudīte, ( Eng .: Naudites )
- Penkule, (German: Pankelhof )
- Zebrene (German: Rengenhof )
and the administrative center Dobele (German: Doblen ). 24,390 inhabitants (2010) live in the Dobele district.