Valka District Explained

Valka district
Settlement Type:	District
Shield Alt:	Coat of arms (2006-2009)
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Latvia
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	2,440
Population Total:	31,314
Population Density Km2:	auto
Website:	valka.lv/

Valka district (Latvian: Valkas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. The district's area was 2441 km². The population was 31,314 inhabitants in 2008.^[1] The district contained 4 towns and 17 parishes. The towns are: Valka (6459), Smiltene (5996), Strenči (1474), and Seda (1692).

Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Notes and References

1. Web site: RESIDENT POPULATION BY REGION, CITY AND DISTRICT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR . Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datu bāzes . 15 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090110055616/http://data.csb.gov.lv/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=04-05a&ti=4-5.+RESIDENT+POPULATION+BY+REGION%2C+CITY+AND+DISTRICT+AT+THE+BEGINNING+OF+THE+YEAR+++&path=..%2FDATABASEEN%2FIedzsoc%2FAnnual%20statistical%20data%2F04.%20Population%2F&lang=1 . 10 January 2009 . dead . dmy-all .