Mālpils district

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Mālpils district
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Basic data
Country Latvia
Capital Mālpils
surface 220.9 km²
Residents 4039 (2009)
density 18 inhabitants per km²
founding 2009
ISO 3166-2 LV-061
Website www.malpils.lv (Latvian)
On the Mergupe River
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Coordinates: 57 ° 1 '  N , 27 ° 58'  E

The district of Mālpils (Mālpils novads) is located in Latvia .

geography

The district area is in the center of the country. The Mergupe and Suda rivers converge in the district to form the great Jugla . On the 220.9 km² territory there are several wetlands with more than 1000 hectares.

population

The municipality of Mālpils has been known as Mālpils novads since 2009 as part of an administrative reform without changing the territory. In addition to the main town, there are the villages of Sidgunda (459 inhabitants), Upmalas (157 inhabitants), Vite (52 inhabitants) and Bukas (39 inhabitants) in the district. The remaining of the 4039 inhabitants (as of 2009) live on individual farms or in smaller settlements.

Web links

Commons : Mālpils Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files