Krāslava Municipality

Krāslava Municipality
Krāslavas novads
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country  Latvia
Formed 2001
Centre Krāslava
Government
 • Mayor Gunārs Upenieks
Area[1]
 • Total 1,078.4 km2 (416.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 20,217
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Website www.kraslava.lv

Krāslava Municipality (Latvian: Krāslavas novads, Latgalian: Kruoslovys nūvods) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Krāslava parish and Krāslava town. In 2009 it absorbed Auleja parish, Indra parish, Izvalta parish, Kalnieši parish, Kaplava parish, Kombuļi parish, Piedruja parish, Robežnieki parish, Skaista parish and Ūdrīši parish town the administrative centre being Krāslava.

Demographics

Ethnic composition

As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[3]

Ethnic group Number %
Latvians, including Latgalians [4] 8878 44,43 %
Russians 4376 21,90 %
Belarusians 4215 21,09 %
Poles 1672 8,37 %
Ukrainians 271 1,36 %
Others 571 2,86 %

See also

References

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  1. ↑ The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
  2. ↑ The Central Election Commission of Latvia
  3. ↑ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  4. ↑ http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/analytics/?doc=59827

Coordinates: 55°54′00″N 27°10′00″E / 55.9000°N 27.1667°E