Poles in Latvia

Poles in Latvia

The Polish minority in Latvia numbers about 60,000 persons and (according to the Latvian data from 2000) form 2.5% of the population of Latvia. Poles are concentrated in the former Inflanty Voivodeship region, with about 18,000 in Daugavpils (Dyneburg) and 17,000 in Riga. People of Polish ethnicity have lived on the territory of modern Latvia for many centuries.

Demography

Mixed marriages are common for the ethnic Poles in Latvia: per cent distribution of males with spouse of different ethnicity was 89%, of females with spouse of different ethnicity was 90% (1990-2007) [http://data.csb.gov.lv/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=04-22a&ti=4-22.+MIXED+MARRIAGES&path=../DATABASEEN/Iedzsoc/Annual%20statistical%20data/04.%20Population/&lang=1 LR Centrālā statistikas pārvalde] Accessed 2008-10-09]

Polish organizations in Latvia

The largest Polish organization in Latvia is Association of Poles in Latvia ("Związek Polaków na Łotwie").

References

* [http://www.wspolnota-polska.org.pl/index.php?id=pwko Polacy za granicą]
* [http://przewodnik.onet.pl/1170,1608,1061496,artykul.html Polacy na Łotwie] - history
* [http://www.wspolnota-polska.org.pl/index.php?id=lot_spis Polacy na Łotwie] - in documents
* [http://www.polonia.lv/index.php?lang=2&cPath=7 Związek Polaków na Łotwie]


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