Saldus district ( Latvian: Saldus rajons ) is a former administrative district in the south-west of Latvia in the Kurzeme region. It bordered on Liepaja , Kuldiga , Talsi , Tukums and Dobele regions of Latvia , as well as Lithuania .
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| Administrative center | Saldus |
| Cities | Saldus , Broceni |
| Square | 2 118.0 km² |
| Population • Total ( 2002 ) • density | 38 176 18.0 people / km² |
Content
Population and national composition
The population of the Riga region as of April 1, 2000 is 38 916 people, the density is 17.84 people per km 2 .
| 2000 census [1] | Territory km² | Total | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saldus District | 2081.8 | 38 916 | 32 352 | 2 130 | 631 | 483 | 240 | 2 797 |
| City Saldus | 10.1 | 12,581 | 10 877 | 866 | 190 | 120 | 70 | 364 |
| City of Broceni | 8.5 | 3 168 | ||||||
| Brocen Rural Territory | 90.0 | 1 687 | 3,534 | 733 | 225 | 118 | 48 | 142 |
| Blinda volost | 138.3 | 1,042 | 915 | 43 | 18 | sixteen | 7 | 32 |
| Rent volost | 156.0 | 948 | 852 | 21 | 17 | 9 | four | 38 |
| Ezersky volost | 97.0 | 1 504 | 1,133 | 31 | 13 | ten | 9 | 305 |
| Gaik volost | 105.8 | 967 | 864 | 29th | 18 | five | 3 | 40 |
| Jaunauc parish | 83,4 | 578 | 426 | nineteen | four | one | 9 | 113 |
| Jaunlutrinsky parish | 116.3 | 1,076 | 977 | sixteen | 9 | four | 13 | 54 |
| Kursishsky volost | 170.9 | 1,072 | 875 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 134 |
| Loutrina parish | 90.7 | 1,536 | 1,363 | 37 | 15 | sixteen | four | 79 |
| Nigrand Parish | 97.4 | 2,044 | 1,526 | 50 | 17 | 33 | eight | 391 |
| Novadnieki volost | 108.8 | 2,045 | 1 839 | 40 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 101 |
| Pampala volost | 122,2 | 1 002 | 766 | 18 | four | 23 | 3 | 186 |
| Ruba parish | 86.8 | 1,165 | 845 | 17 | five | 2 | 7 | 286 |
| Saldus parish | 42.1 | 1,741 | 1,530 | 74 | 25 | nineteen | 18 | 65 |
| Shked volost | 88.0 | 849 | 771 | 25 | 12 | eleven | 6 | 21 |
| Wadakst district | 72.1 | 737 | 506 | 20 | five | - | four | 200 |
| Zansky volost | 87.2 | 893 | 724 | 12 | one | 15 | one | 135 |
| Zirn parish | 205.1 | 1 883 | 1 687 | 48 | sixteen | 20 | sixteen | 80 |
| Zvardsky volost | 205.2 | 398 | 343 | 7 | 3 | 13 | - | 31 |
Religious composition
The vast majority of the population of Saldus region professes Lutheranism . The population of Russian nationality living in the area professes Orthodoxy , Tatar ethnicity professes Islam , Lithuanians and Poles Catholics .
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Notes
- ↑ Enciklopēdija "Latvijas pagasti", A / S Preses nams, 2002. ISBN 9984-00-436-8