Daugavpils District

Daugavpils
—  District  —
Country	Latvia
Area
– Total	2,525.5 km2 (975.1 sq mi)
Population [1]
– Total	39,851
– Density	15.8/km2 (40.9/sq mi)
Website	http://www.drp.lv

Daugavpils District (Latvian: Daugavpils rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgalia region, in the country's south-east. It was organized into two cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority.^[2] Its capital city was Daugavpils.

The district's area was 2,525.5 km², which contains 21 parishes, 1 city and 1 region.

The district was located in Latvia's southeastern area. It borders Belarus, Lithuania, and the former Latvian districts of Jēkabpils, Preiļi and Krāslava.

Daugavpils District was situated in the geographical region of East-Latvian lowland, Latgalian eminence and Augšzeme Height. Most of its territory was located far below sea level. Only a few landmarks are higher than 200 m above sea level. There were the following mountains Egļu kalns (220.1 m), Piķeļnieku kalns (206 m), Lediņu kalns (202 m), Skrudalienas kalns (201 m). Almost all of the territory was located in the Daugava River basin. Besides the Daugava River there were many large and small rivers.

Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

References

1. ^ "RESIDENT POPULATION BY REGION, CITY AND DISTRICT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR". Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datu bāzes. http://data.csb.gov.lv/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=04-05a&ti=4%2D5%2E+RESIDENT+POPULATION+BY+REGION%2C+CITY+AND+DISTRICT+AT+THE+BEGINNING+OF+THE+YEAR+++&path=../DATABASEEN/Iedzsoc/Annual%20statistical%20data/04.%20Population/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
2. ^ "Daugavpils rajons" (in Latvian). drp.lv. http://www.drp.lv/Default.aspx?t=ecb6376d-7854-47b2-b917-5d47ae3e3795&m=m404. Retrieved 2008-03-03.