Talsi 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 one of the 26 rural districts of Latvia and it consists of 20 local communities.
These include three towns:
- Talsi
Talsi is a town in Latvia. It is the center of Talsu county.- Talsi: town of nine hills :Talsi - known as 'The Town of Nine Hills' - perches above two lakes...
(12,391 inhabitants) - the center of the district
- Valdemārpils
Valdemārpils is a town in northwestern Latvia, near Talsi. The town is named after Krišjānis Valdemārs, born in nearby Ārlava parish, who started modern Latvian seafaring. He is celebrated in the town with a memorial stone....
town with its rural territory
- Stende
-See also:*List of cities in Latvia...
town
- one region - Sabile
Sabile is a town in Talsi district, Latvia.Sabile was first mentioned in chronicles in 1253. From the 14th century to the 16th century, it was a site of a castle of the Livonian Order and a village near the castle. Sabilė became a town in 1917....
Region, including Sabile Town;
- 16 rural municipalities (pagasts): Kolka
Kolka is a village in Kolka parish on the tip of Cape Kolka in Courland in Latvia, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga in ancient Livonia...
, MazirbeMazirbe is a populated place in Talsu District, Latvia 18 km Southwest of Kolka. One of twelve Livonian villages on - the Livonian Coast...
, Roja, MērsragsThe rural municipality of Mērsrags is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Riga , beside Lake Engure and surrounded by extensive woodlands. It’s situated in northwest Latvia in wooded lowland close the sea. It is in the district of Talsi, which includes the townships of Kulciems, Lauciena,...
, DundagaDundaga is a town in Courland, Latvia. From 2009 its an administrative centre of Dundaga municipality.Dundaga is famous for its castle from late 13th century, constructed by Archbishopric of Riga. From the 16th until the 20th century, Dundaga Castle was the centre of the largest private estate in...
, Balgale, Gibuli, IveIve or IVE may refer to:* the morpheme ive, as in 'adjective', 'alive', 'five'* Ive, former name of Ivesta, California* Ive, Latvia, rural municipality in Talsi District, Latvia* Instrumental variable estimation, a statistical analysis method...
, Kulciems, Laidze, Lauciene, Libagi, LubeLube may refer to:*Lubricant, a substance introduced between two moving surfaces to reduce the friction and wear between them**Personal lubricant, referring to lubricant used in sexual acts...
, Strazde, ValdgaleValdgale parish is situated in the Talsi District of Latvia. It is located approximately 13 km from the city of Talsi, 4 km from Valdemārpils and 20 km from Dundaga. The centre of Valdgale parish is called Punas, from where there is about 5 km to the place of birth of the renowned Krišjānis...
, VandzeneVandzene is a village in Vandzene parish, Talsi District, in the western part of Latvia. The community's elevation is 49 m .The Vandzene Estate was built at the start of the 19th century. At present, Vandzene Gymnasium occupies the estate....
and Virbi.
Talsi District is located in the northern part of
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 :...
. It borders the districts of
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....
,
KuldigaKuldīga District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in 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 Kuldīga....
and
TukumsTukums District is an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west....
. It is surrounded by the 96 km long shoreline of the
Gulf of Riga300px|thumb|The Gulf of RigaThe Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia.The area of the Gulf of Riga is about 18,000 km². The maximum depth is 67 m....
and the
Irbe Strait300px|thumb|The Gulf of Riga, with Irbe Strait on the left of the mapIrbe Strait, also known as Irben Strait , forms the main exit out of the Gulf of Riga to the Baltic Sea, between the Sõrve Peninsula forming the southern end of the island Saaremaa in Estonia and Courland peninsula in Latvia. It...
.
The district covers , or 4.1% of the whole territory of Latvia. Woodland covers 55% of Talsi district's territory, 29% is agricultural land, 3.5% is water, and 3.4% (9,400 ha; 23,200 ac) is swamps, of which
peatPeat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlandbogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests...
production covers 1,700 ha (4,200 ac).
The highest point in Talsi is Kamparkalns (174 m or 571 ft above sea level) at Talsi Hillock.
The total population is 49,842 people, or 2.1% of the entire population of Latvia. Nationalities include
LatviansLatvians , the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia...
- 92%,
RussiansThe Russian people are an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
- 4%, others (Gypsies,
BelarusiansBelarusians are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Belarusian language...
and
UkrainiansUkrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly—citizens of Ukraine...
) - 4%. Population density is 18 people per square km, compared to the national density of 38 people per square km. 63.5% of the population is urban, and 36.5% is rural.