Balvi District

Balvi
Balvu rajons
District
Location of Balvi
CountryLatvia
First established1949
Reformed1990
Abolished2009
Area
 • Total2,381.2 km2 (919.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total27,296
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Websitebalvi.gov.lv/

Balvi District (Latvian: Balvu rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgale region, in the country's east. It was organized into two cities and nineteen parishes, each with a local government authority.[2] The main city in the district was Balvi.

  1. ^ a b "BALVU RAJONA PAŠVALDĪBAS PUBLISKAIS PĀRSKATS par 2006.gadu" (.doc) (in Latvian). Balvu rajona padome. Retrieved 3 March 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Balvu rajona pašvaldību kontakti" (in Latvian). Balvu rajona padome. Archived from the original on 26 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-03.