Varkava ( Latvian. Vārkava ) is a settlement in the Varkava region of Latvia . The administrative center of Varkava parish . The distance to Preili is about 13 km [1] .
| Village | |
| Varkava | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Vārkava | |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Edge | Varkava region |
| Parish | Varkava parish |
| History and geography | |
| Former names | Varkava I |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 177 people ( 2018 ) |
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| Postcode | |
According to the data for 2018, 177 people lived in the settlement [2] . There is a volost administration, elementary school, people's house, library, post office, museum of local lore.
History
In Soviet times, the town was called Varkava I and was the center of the Varkava village council of the Preili District . The central estate of the Varkava collective farm was located in the village [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Administrative division of the Latvian SSR in 1978 . - Riga: Liesma, 1978. - p. 109. - 137 p. - 8000 copies (Latvian) (Rus.)
- ↑ Database of geographical objects of Latvia (Latvian)