Valka District

Valka district (Latvian: Valkas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km2. The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008.[1] The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes. The towns are: Valka (6459), Smiltene (5996), Strenči (1474), and Seda (1692).

Valka
District
CountryLatvia
Area
  Total2,440 km2 (940 sq mi)
Population
  Total31,314
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Websitevalka.lv/

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. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

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