Ventspils district

Ventspils district
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
district	Viļānu novads
Seat	Ventspils
surface	2472 km²
Residents	13,510 (2010)
density	5.5 inhabitants per km²
founding	2009
ISO 3166-2	LV-109
Website	www.ventspilsnovads.lv (Latvian)
politics
Council President	Aivars Mucenieks
Political party	Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība

Coordinates: 57 ° 23 '  N , 21 ° 34'  E

The Ventspils District ( Ventspils novads ) is an administrative district in western Latvia that was established in 2009 . The administration building is located in Ventspils, although this city as the so-called Republic City itself does not belong to the district.

population

In the course of an administrative reform, the Ventspils district was dissolved in 2009. 12 rural communities and the city of Piltene joined together to form an administrative community. In 2010, 13,510 inhabitants were registered.

nature

The rivers Venta , Abava , Užava, Irbe and Lūžupe flow through the area . The two largest lakes are Usma Lake and Puze Lake. In the west is the Baltic Sea coast . The oldest nature reserve in Latvia (1912), namely the Moricsala reserve, is also partly in the area.

literature

• Latvijas Pagastu Enciklopēdeija. Preses Nams, Riga 2002, ISBN 9984-00-436-8 .

Web links

• District website