Daugavpils Municipality
Introduction '''Daugavpils Municipality''' () was a municipality in Latgale, Latvia from 2009 to 2021.It was formed in 2009 by merging Ambeļi parish, Biķernieki parish, Demene parish, Dubna parish, Kalkūne parish, Kalupe parish, Laucesa parish, Līksna parish, Maļinova parish, Medumi parish, Naujene parish, Nīcgale parish, Saliena parish, Skrudaliena parish, Svente parish, Tabore parish, Vabole parish, Vecsaliena parish and Višķi parish, with the administration located in Daugavpils city, which was not included within the municipality.After the 2021 reform it merged with Ilūkste Municipality to form the Augšdaugava Municipality within the borders of the former Daugavpils District.As of 2020, the population was 19,639.
Demographics === Ethnic composition ===As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:Ethnic groupNumber%Russians1218242,72 %Latvians949433,29 %Poles367312,88 %Belarusians18986,66 %Ukrainians4111,44 %Others8593,01 %
Twin towns — sister cities Daugavpils Municipality is twinned with:* Bad Doberan, Germany* Braslaw, Belarus* Edineț, Moldova* Hlybokaye, Belarus* Ichnia, Ukraine* Łomża, Poland* Rokiškis, Lithuania* Sharkawshchyna, Belarus* Vitebsk, Belarus* Zarasai, Lithuania* Zaraysky District, Russia
Gallery File:Nīcgale church 2.jpg|File:Gpsandariskijun990fc.jpg|File:Svente manor.jpg|File:Elerne church.jpg|File:Līksna church.jpg|File:Daugavas loki.jpg|File:Medumi Secondary School in 2001.jpg|File:Nīcgales Lielais akmens 2002-06-29.jpg|File:Wyszki. Kościół p.w. Św. Jana Chrzciciela w Wyszkach.jpg|
See also * Administrative divisions of Latvia
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