Saldus District
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| Saldus | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,182 km2 (842 sq mi) |
| Population [1] | |
| • Total | 36,324 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Website | saldus.lv/ |
Saldus District (Latvian: Saldus rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
[edit] 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
[edit] Culture
Zvērā is an annual non-commercial rock music festival held near Lašupe, former Saldus District, Latvia.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "RESIDENT POPULATION BY REGION, CITY AND DISTRICT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR". Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datu bāzes. http://data.csb.gov.lv/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=04-05a&ti=4%2D5%2E+RESIDENT+POPULATION+BY+REGION%2C+CITY+AND+DISTRICT+AT+THE+BEGINNING+OF+THE+YEAR+++&path=../DATABASEEN/Iedzsoc/Annual%20statistical%20data/04.%20Population/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Festival Homepage: http://www.zvera.lv
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