Krāslava Municipality

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

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Krāslava Municipality Krāslavas novads
Municipality
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Country	Latvia
Formed	2001
Reformed	2021
Centre	Krāslava
Government
• Council Chair	Gunārs Upenieks (LZS)
Area ^[1]
• Total	2,288.85 km² (883.73 sq mi)
• Land	2,146.58 km² (828.80 sq mi)
Population (2024)^[2]
• Total	19,833
• Density	8.7/km² (22/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.

On 1 July 2021, Krāslava Municipality was enlarged when the territory of the former Dagda Municipality and three parishes of the former Aglona Municipality were merged into it.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic composition

As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:^[4]

Ethnic group	Number	%
Latvians, including Latgalians^[5]	8878	44,43 %
Russians	4376	21,90 %
Belarusians	4215	21,09 %
Poles	1672	8,37 %
Ukrainians	271	1,36 %
Others	571	2,86 %

References

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^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
^ "164,500 persons in Latvia speak Latgalian dialect on a daily basis".

v t e First-level administrative divisions of Latvia
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Jēkabpils, Ogre and Valmiera are also state cities. However, they are also part of municipalities and serve as second-level administrative divisions.

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

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