Jēkabpils District

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6= [http://jekabpils-rp.lv/ jekabpils-rp.lv/] The Jēkabpils district ( _lv. Jēkabpils rajons) is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Latgale region, in the country's east. It is organized into three cities and twentyone parishes, each with a local government authority. [cite web |url=http://www.jekabpils-rp.lv/index.php?module=info&id=144 |title=Pašvaldības|language=Latvian |publisher=jekabpils-rp.lv |accessdate=2008-03-03] The main city in the district is Jēkabpils.

Jēkabpils lies on both of the banks of the Daugava River. In the south it borders to Lithuania and the length of the border is 44 km. It borders the districts of Madona to the north, Aizkraukle to the west, Preiļi and Daugavpils to the east.

The total area of the district is 2,998 km², the population is 53,473, which is the fifth largest region in Latvia according to area and population.

4 January 2000 the unemployment rate was 10.6% of the economically active population according to the State Employment Board data. The Jēkabpils District is divided in two parts by the Daugava River — the biggest river of Latvia. The administrative centre of the region is Jēkabpils with a population of 28,540 people (1999).

Jēkabpils is the 8th largest city in Latvia. There are two towns in the region—Viesīte with 2,230 inhabitants and Aknīste with 1,350 inhabitants. Urban population is 32,800 people, rural 25,000 living in 20 parishes and 2 towns.

Cities and parishes in the Jēkabpils Distrckt

* Aknīste city
* Asare parish
* Atašiene parish
* Ābeļi parish
* Dignāja parish
* Dunava parish
* Elkšņi parish
* Gārsene parish
* Jēkabpils city
* Jēkabpils parish
* Kalna parish
* Krustpils parish
* Kūku parish
* Leimaņi parish
* Mežāre parish
* Rite parish
* Rubene parish
* Sala parish
* Sauka parish
* Sēlpils parish
* Varieši parish
* Viesīte city
* Vīpe parish
* Zasa parish

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