Balvi Municipality

municipality of Latvia from 1 July 2021
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_latvia Q97230143
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Summary

Balvi Municipality is a municipality of Latvia[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Balvi Municipality is located in Latvia[3].
  • Balvi Municipality is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • Balvi Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Latvia[5].
  • Balvi Municipality's capital is recorded as Balvi[6].
  • Balvi Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ludza Municipality[7].
  • Balvi Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Rēzekne Municipality[8].
  • Balvi Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Madona Municipality[9].
  • Balvi Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gulbene Municipality[10].
  • Balvi Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Alūksne Municipality[11].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baltinava Parish[12].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balvi Parish[13].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balvi[14].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bērzkalne Parish[15].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bērzpils Parish[16].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Briežuciems Parish[17].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Krišjāņi Parish[18].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kubuli Parish[19].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kuprava Parish[20].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lazdukalns Parish[21].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lazduleja Parish[22].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Medņeva Parish[23].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rugāji Parish[24].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Susāji Parish[25].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Šķilbēni Parish[26].
  • Balvi Municipality's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tilža Parish[27].

Body

Geography

Balvi Municipality is in the country of Latvia[4]. It is located in Latvia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2386.3'}[28], {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2386.29'}[29], and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2337.68'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+19015'}[31], {'amount': '+18501'}[32], {'amount': '+18341'}[33], {'amount': '+18005'}[34], and {'amount': '+17532'}[35].

Designation and Status

Balvi Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Latvia[5].

History and Context

July 1, 2021 marks the founding of Balvi Municipality[36].

Why It Matters

Balvi Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Balvi, Balvu pilsēta, LV-4501, Latvia - panoramio (3).jpg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: Balvi, Balvu pilsēta, LV-4501, Latvia - panoramio (3).jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261411|batch #261411]]"
  2. 17w ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+19015'}, {'amount': '+18501'}, {'amount': '+18341'} +2
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2386.3'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2386.29'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2337.68'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ Population: 17,532"
  3. 17w ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Balvi Municipality
    Capital → Balvi
    Population → {'amount': '+19015'}, {'amount': '+18501'}, {'amount': '+18341'} +2
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Area: 2,386.29 square kilometre"
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