Krāslava Municipality
Krāslava Municipality (Latvian: Krāslavas novads, Latgalian: Kruoslovys nūvods) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Krāslava Parish and Krāslava town. In 2009 it absorbed Auleja Parish, Indra Parish, Izvalta Parish, Kalnieši Parish, Kaplava Parish, Kombuļi Parish, Piedruja Parish, Robežnieki Parish, Skaista Parish and Ūdrīši Parish town the administrative centre being Krāslava.
Krāslava Municipality
Krāslavas novads | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Centre | Krāslava |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Gunārs Upenieks (LZS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,079.02 km2 (416.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 999.28 km2 (385.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 79.74 km2 (30.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,533 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Ethnic composition
As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[3]
| Ethnic group | Number | % |
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| Latvians, including Latgalians[4] | 8878 | 44,43 % |
| Russians | 4376 | 21,90 % |
| Belarusians | 4215 | 21,09 % |
| Poles | 1672 | 8,37 % |
| Ukrainians | 271 | 1,36 % |
| Others | 571 | 2,86 % |
References
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- https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 25 February 2021.
- https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
- "Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010" (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/analytics/?doc=59827
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