Daugavpils
Appearance
Daugavpils | |
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City | |
![]() City from different points of view | |
![]() Location of Daugavpils within Latvia | |
Coordinates: 55°52′30″N 26°32′8″E / 55.87500°N 26.53556°E | |
Land | ![]() |
Established | 1275 |
Town rights | 1582 |
Regierung | |
• Chairman of the City Council | Rihards Eigims |
• Number of city council members | 15 |
Area | |
• Total | 72.48 km2 (27.98 sq mi) |
• Water | 9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 94,196 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-54(01–65) |
Calling code | (+371) 654 |
Website | www |
Daugavpils (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈdaʊɡaʊpils] (listen); Latgalian: Daugpiļs [ˈdaʊkʲpʲilʲsʲ]; Russian: Даугавпилс [ˈdaʊɡəfpʲɪls]) is a city in southeastern Lettland. It is on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās 01.01.2012. (PDF)" (PDF) (in Latvian). PMLP.gov.lv. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.