Viesīte Parish

Viesīte Parish (Latvian: Viesītes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Viesīte town.[3] At the beginning of 2014, the population of the parish was 704.[4]

Viesīte Parish
parish of Latvia
56°21′58″N 25°31′36″E
CountryLatvia
Area
[1]
 • Total311.98 km2 (120.46 sq mi)
 • Land302.09 km2 (116.64 sq mi)
 • Water9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total598
 • Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)

Towns, villages and settlements of Viesīte parish
  • Eķengrāve
  • Jodeļi
  • Vārnava
  • Viesīte - parish administrative center

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. "Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā" [Amendments to the Administrative territories and settlements law]. Latvijas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). 10 February 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. "Latvijas iedzivotaju skaits pašvaldibas" [Latvian population by municipality] (PDF). Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde [Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs] (in Latvian). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

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