Gulbene district
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Country | Latvia | |
Capital | Gulbene | |
surface | 1,876.1 km² | |
Residents | 25,073 (2009) | |
density | 13 inhabitants per km² | |
founding | 2009 | |
ISO 3166-2 | LV-033 | |
Website | www.gulbene.lv (Latvian) | |
The Pededze river near Litene |
Coordinates: 57 ° 11 ' N , 26 ° 45' E
The Gulbene district (Gulbenes novads) is located in northeastern Latvia in the historic Vidzeme countryside .
geography
The Pededze flows through the area in the rather flat east and the Gauja in the hilly, wooded west . In addition to the Riga - Pytalowo railway line , there is also a narrow-gauge railway , the Gulbene – Alūksne railway line .
population
The district consists of the fourteen parishes (pagasts) Beļava, Dauksti, Druviena, Galgauska, Jaungulbene, Lejasciems, Litene, Lizums, Līgo, Ranka, Stāmeriena, Stradi, Tirza and the administrative center Gulbene . 25 073 inhabitants (2009) live in the Gulbene district, which is one of the larger Latvians in terms of area.