Balvi District

Balvi
District
Country Latvia
Area[1]
  Total 2,381.2 km2 (919.4 sq mi)
Population [1]
  Total 27,296
  Density 11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Website balvi.gov.lv/

Balvi District (Latvian: Balvu rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and nineteen parishes, each with a local government authority.[2] The main city in the district is Balvi.

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

Cities and parishes in the Balvi District

References

  1. 1 2 "BALVU RAJONA PAŠVALDĪBAS PUBLISKAIS PĀRSKATS par 2006.gadu" (.doc) (in Latvian). Balvu rajona padome. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  2. "Balvu rajona pašvaldību kontakti" (in Latvian). Balvu rajona padome. Archived from the original on 26 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

Coordinates: 57°07′48″N 27°15′50″E / 57.13000°N 27.26389°E / 57.13000; 27.26389

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