Official Name: | Brankas |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Brankas location inside Latvia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Jelgava |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Cena |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 950 |
Coordinates: | 56.6827°N 23.8372°W |
Brankas is a village in Cena Parish, Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia, situated approximately 37 km from the capital city of Riga and 11 km from the city of Jelgava. The village grew substantially during the Soviet era when its name was Lielupe. It is the administrative centre of the Cena parish.