Kuldīga District

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6=N/AThe Kuldīga District ( _lv. Kuldīgas rajons) is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west. It is organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. [cite web |url=http://www.kuldiga.lv/index.php?cat=194 |title=KULDĪGAS NOVADA IZVEIDES PROJEKTS |language=Latvian |publisher=kuldiga.lv |accessdate=2008-03-03] The main city in the district is Kuldīga.

The district is located in the western part of Latvia on both sides of the Venta River. It has borders with 5 other districts: Ventspils, Talsi, Tukums, Saldus and Liepāja. The current borders of the district were established in 1950.

The district occupies an area of 2,499.87 km², has a population of 37,119 — 13,335 in the capital city of Kuldīga.

Economy

Railroads in the Kuldīga district connects Riga to Liepāja and Liepāja to Ventspils, the latter being closed for public traffic. Also, one of the main roads in Latvia — route A9 from Riga to Liepāja goes through the territory. Main occupations are agriculture, wood processing, forestry, and fish farming.

Terrain

In the North-Western part of the district is the Piejuras Plains. In the middle of the district are the Rietumkurzemes Heights with hills that are 100-120 m above sea level, the highest point being Vardupe Kalns with a peak at 140 m. In the northeast side of the district are the Austrumkurzemes Heights at 60-110 m above sea level. Hilly relief covers 35% of the district territory. There are more than 40 rivers longer than 5 km, and 48 lakes bigger than 1 km². The largest rivers are the Venta River and the Abava River. Forests cover about 48% of the district territory.

The average temperature in January is about -3 °C, in July +16.8 °C. The amount of precipitation is 600-700 mm per year.

Cities and parishes of the Kuldīga District

*Kuldīga city
*Skrunda town
*Alsunga parish
*Ēdole parish
*Gudenieki parish
*Īvande parish
*Kabile parish
*Kurmāle parish
*Laidi parish
*Nīkrāce parish
*Padure parish
*Pelči parish
*Raņķi parish
*Renda parish
*Rumba parish
*Rudbārži parish
*Snēpele parish
*Turlava parish
*Vārme parish

References

External links

* [http://www.kuldiga.lv/ City of Kuldīga]