Saldus District

Coordinates: 56°40′N 22°30′E / 56.667°N 22.500°E / 56.667; 22.500
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Saldus
District
Location of Saldus
CountryLatvia
Area
 • Total2,182 km2 (842 sq mi)
Population
 • Total36,324
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Websitesaldus.lv/

Saldus District (

administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland
region, in the country's west.

District was divided during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009 into

new Saldus Municipality
.

Cities and parishes

  • Saldus city
  • Brocēni town
  • Ezeres parish
  • Gaiķu parish
  • Jaunauces parish
  • Jaunlutriņu parish
  • Kursīšu parish
  • Lutriņu parish
  • Nīgrandes parish
  • Novadnieku parish
  • Pampāļu parish
  • Rubas parish
  • Saldus parish
  • Šķēdes parish
  • Vadakstes parish
  • Zaņas parish
  • Zirņu parish
  • Zvārdes parish

Culture

Zvērā was an annual non-commercial rock music festival held near Lašupe, former Saldus District, Latvia.[2]

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 23 January 2009.
  2. ^ Former Festival homepage: http://www.zvera.lv Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine

56°40′N 22°30′E / 56.667°N 22.500°E / 56.667; 22.500