Barkava Parish

Barkava Parish (Latvian: Barkavas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Madona Municipality, Latvia. The earliest source noting Barkava Parish as a territory dates back to 1866. In 1873 Barkava Parish merged with Murmastiene Parish.[3] The first noted area of Barkava Parish was 277.2 km², and was located in Rezekne District. The first noted population was 5235 inhabitants according to the Fourth Population and Housing Census in Latvia.[4]

Barkava Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms
56°43′53″N 26°35′39″E
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total189.12 km2 (73.02 sq mi)
 • Land184.45 km2 (71.22 sq mi)
 • Water4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total1,165
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Websitewww.barkava.lv

References
  1. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 26 February 2021.
  2. https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/; Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia; retrieved: 15 June 2021.
  3. Enciklopēdija Latvijas pagasti : Latvijas pagasti, novadi, pilsētu un novadu lauku teritorijas. Preses nams. Iltnere, Astrīda. Rīgā. 2001–2002. ISBN 9984004120. OCLC 53951766.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Ceturtā tautas skaitīšana Latvijā 1935. gadā". Centrālā statistikas pārvalde (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-10-26.



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