Kuldīga District is an
administrative division||Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:...
of
LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , and to the southeast by Belarus . Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden...
, located in
CourlandCourland is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
region, in the country's west. It is organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district is
KuldīgaKuldīga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldigas County with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368...
.
The district is located in the western part of Latvia on both sides of the
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. It has borders with 5 other districts:
VentspilsThe Ventspils District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west.The district consists of 11 parishes - Ance, Jūrkalne, Pope, Puze, Targale, Ugale, Usma, Uzava, Varve, Ziras, Zlekas parish and Piltene town's rural territory....
,
TalsiTalsi District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west. It is one of the 26 rural districts of Latvia and it consists of 20 local communities.These include three towns:...
,
TukumsTukums District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west....
,
SaldusSaldus District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.-Cities and parishes:*Saldus city*Brocēni town*Ezeres parish*Gaiķu parish*Jaunauces parish*Jaunlutriņu parish*Kursīšu parish*Lutriņu parish...
and
LiepājaLiepāja District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west....
. 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 main town of Kuldīga.
Economy
Railroads in Kuldīga district connect
RigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava...
to
LiepājaLiepāja , historical variant: Libau, is a city in western Latvia on the Baltic sea and the administrative center of Liepāja district. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
and Liepāja to
VentspilsVentspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Kurzeme region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port.- History :Ventspils developed around the...
, 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. The main industries are
agricultureAgriculture is the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and...
,
wood processingWood processing is an engineering discipline comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil...
,
forestryForestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable continuation of environmental supplies and services...
, and
fish farmingFish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases juvenile fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species'...
.
Terrain
The Piejuras Plains lie in the north-western part of the district. In the middle of the district are the Rietumkurzemes Heights with hills that are 100-120
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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 RiverVenta River is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kuršėnai in the Lithuanian Šiauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventspils in Latvia....
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-Education:*Master of Management, a post-graduate business degree* Master of Music, a music degree-Computer technology:* MediaMonkey, a digital media player and media library application* mm tree, Andrew Morton's Linux kernel tree...
per year.
Cities and parishes of the Kuldīga District
- Kuldīga
Kuldīga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldigas County with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368...
city
- Skrunda
-Soviet Military Complex:The small town of Skrunda, 150 km from Riga in Latvia, was the site of two Hen House radars constructed in the 1960s. The 60-meter structure was to have been one of the most important Soviet stations for listening to objects in space; Soviet early warning radars.Pursuant to...
town
- Alsunga parish
- Ēdole parish
- Gudenieki parish
- Īvande parish
- Kabile parish
- Kurmāle parish
- Laidi parish
- Nīkrāce parish
- Padure parish
- Pelči parish
- Raņķi parish
- Renda
The Renda parish is located in the Kuldīga district of Latvia....
parish
- Rumba parish
- Rudbārži parish
- Snēpele parish
- Turlava parish
- Vārme parish
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