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The Kuldiga District is an administrative division
Districts of Latvia

|||}Latvia is divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:#Aizkraukle District#Aluksne District#Balvi District#Bauska District...
 of Latvia
Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
, located in the Courland
Courland

Courland is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland....
 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 Kuldiga
Kuldiga

Kuldiga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldigas County with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldiga was first mentioned in 1242....
.

The district is located in the western part of Latvia on both sides of the Venta River
Venta River

Venta River is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kur?enai in the Lithuanian ?iauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventspils in Latvia....
. It has borders with 5 other districts: Ventspils
Ventspils District

The Ventspils District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west.The district consists of 11 parishes - Ance, Latvia, Jurkalne, Pope, Latvia, Puze, Targale, Ugale, Usma, Uzava, Varve, Latvia, Ziras, Zlekas parish and Piltene town's rural territory....
, Talsi
Talsi District

The Talsi District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west. It is one of the 26 rural districts of Latvia and it consists of 20 local communities....
, Tukums
Tukums District

The Tukums District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west....
, Saldus
Saldus District

Saldus District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.Cities and parishes*Saldus city...
 and Liepaja
Liepaja District

The Liepaja District is an Districts of Latvia 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 km˛, has a population of 37,119 — 13,335 in the capital city
Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
 of Kuldiga.

roads in the Kuldiga district connects Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
 to Liepaja
Liepaja

Liepaja is a city in western Latvia on the Baltic sea and the administrative center of Liepaja 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 Liepaja to Ventspils
Ventspils

Ventspils 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....
, the latter being closed for public traffic.






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The Kuldiga District is an administrative division
Districts of Latvia

|||}Latvia is divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:#Aizkraukle District#Aluksne District#Balvi District#Bauska District...
 of Latvia
Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
, located in the Courland
Courland

Courland is one of the cultural and historical regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland....
 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 Kuldiga
Kuldiga

Kuldiga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldigas County with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldiga was first mentioned in 1242....
.

The district is located in the western part of Latvia on both sides of the Venta River
Venta River

Venta River is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kur?enai in the Lithuanian ?iauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventspils in Latvia....
. It has borders with 5 other districts: Ventspils
Ventspils District

The Ventspils District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west.The district consists of 11 parishes - Ance, Latvia, Jurkalne, Pope, Latvia, Puze, Targale, Ugale, Usma, Uzava, Varve, Latvia, Ziras, Zlekas parish and Piltene town's rural territory....
, Talsi
Talsi District

The Talsi District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west. It is one of the 26 rural districts of Latvia and it consists of 20 local communities....
, Tukums
Tukums District

The Tukums District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west....
, Saldus
Saldus District

Saldus District is an Districts of Latvia of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.Cities and parishes*Saldus city...
 and Liepaja
Liepaja District

The Liepaja District is an Districts of Latvia 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 km˛, has a population of 37,119 — 13,335 in the capital city
Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
 of Kuldiga.

Economy

Railroads in the Kuldiga district connects Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
 to Liepaja
Liepaja

Liepaja is a city in western Latvia on the Baltic sea and the administrative center of Liepaja 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 Liepaja to Ventspils
Ventspils

Ventspils 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....
, the latter being closed for public traffic. Also, one of the main roads in Latvia — route A9 from Riga to Liepaja goes through the territory. Main occupations are agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, wood processing
Wood processing

Wood Processing is when you take a piece of wood and make it into a new product.*paper, from pulp*engineered wood*tall oil*wood fuel*pinenes...
, forestry
Forestry

Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests....
, and fish farming
Fish farming

Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. It involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food....
.

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
M

M is the thirteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English language is spelled em ....
 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 km˛. The largest rivers are the Venta River
Venta River

Venta River is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kur?enai in the Lithuanian ?iauliai 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
MM

MM or variations may refer to:...
 per year.

Cities and parishes of the Kuldiga District


  • Kuldiga
    Kuldiga

    Kuldiga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldigas County with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldiga was first mentioned in 1242....
     city
  • Skrunda
    Skrunda

    Skrunda is a town in Latvia....
     town
  • Alsunga parish
  • Edole parish
  • Gudenieki parish
  • Ivande parish
  • Kabile parish
  • Kurmale parish
  • Laidi parish
  • Nikrace parish
  • Padure parish
  • Pelci parish
  • Ranki parish
  • Renda
    Renda, Latvia

    The Renda parish is located in the Kuldiga district of Latvia....
     parish
  • Rumba parish
  • Rudbarži parish
  • Snepele parish
  • Turlava parish
  • Varme parish


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