Ilūkste Municipality (Latvian: Ilūkstes novads) was a municipality in Selonia, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2003 by merging Pilskalne Parish, Šēdere Parish, Bebrene Parish and Ilūkste town. In 2009 it absorbed Dviete parish, Eglaine parish and Subate town with its rural area the administrative centre being Ilūkste. In 2010 the rural area of Subate was reorganised as a separate territorial entity, Prode Parish. The population in 2020 was 6,412.[3]
Ilūkste Municipality
Ilūkstes novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Centre | Ilūkste |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Stefans Rāzna (LZS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 647.46 km2 (249.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 632.22 km2 (244.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 6,374 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Ilūkste Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into the newly formed Augšdaugava Municipality.[4]
Demographics
editEthnic composition
editAs of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[5]
| Ethnic group | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Latvians | 5765 | 63,41 % |
| Russians | 1871 | 20,58 % |
| Poles | 770 | 8,47 % |
| Belarusians | 251 | 2,76 % |
| Lithuanians | 242 | 2,66 % |
| Others | 192 | 2,11 % |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-06-26.