Daugavpils

state city in south-eastern Latvia
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Daugavpils

Summary

Daugavpils is a state city of Latvia[1]. Daugavpils draws 14,333 Wikipedia views per month (state_city_of_latvia category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Daugavpils is located in Latvia[3].
  • Daugavpils is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • Daugavpils is on the body of water Daugava[5].
  • Daugavpils is on the body of water Stropu ezers[6].
  • Daugavpils is on the body of water Laucesa[7].
  • Daugavpils is on the body of water Šuņezers[8].
  • Daugavpils's head of government is recorded as Andrejs Elksniņš[9].
  • Daugavpils's instance of is recorded as state city of Latvia[10].
  • Daugavpils's official language is recorded as Latvian[11].
  • Daugavpils's shares border with is recorded as Augšdaugava Municipality[12].
  • Daugava is named after Daugavpils[13].
  • castle is named after Daugavpils[14].
  • Daugavpils's flag is recorded as flag of Daugavpils[15].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haderslev[16].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radom[17].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naro-Fominsk[18].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferrara[19].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Motala Municipality[20].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vitebsk[21].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harbin[22].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Central Administrative Okrug[23].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ramla[24].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panevėžys[25].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panevėžys City Municipality[26].
  • Daugavpils's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg[27].

Body

Geography

Daugavpils is in the country of Latvia[4]. Daugavpils is located in Latvia[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Daugava[5], a river[28], in Belarus[29]; Stropu ezers[6], a lake[30], in Latvia[31]; Laucesa[7], a river[32], in Latvia[33]; and Šuņezers[8], a lake[34], in Latvia[35].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+79120'}[36], {'amount': '+95467'}[37], {'amount': '+84592'}[38], {'amount': '+82604'}[39], {'amount': '+3573'}[40], and {'amount': '+2885'}[41].

Designation and Status

Daugavpils's instance of is recorded as state city of Latvia[10].

History and Context

1275 marks the founding of Daugavpils[42]. Things named after include Daugava[13], a river[43], in Belarus[44] and castle[14], a type of building[45].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Daugavpils include Daugavpils International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Latvia[48].

Why It Matters

Daugavpils draws 14,333 Wikipedia views per month (state_city_of_latvia category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] Daugavpils has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Daugavpils is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for Daugavpils include Daugavpils International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Latvia[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 14d ago · Toghrul R · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Ranking → {'amount': '+2'}
    Demonym → Daugavpilieši
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1549]]: Daugavpilieši"
  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+79120'}, {'amount': '+95467'}, {'amount': '+84592'} +40
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 5380
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 5380, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167477831|DVINSK (#167477831)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n"
  3. 15w ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'amount': '+72.356298'}, {'amount': '+63.37'}, {'amount': '+63.38'} +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 78,126"
  4. 17w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://daugavpils.lv
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Daugavpils
    Population → {'amount': '+79120'}, {'amount': '+95467'}, {'amount': '+84592'} +40
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Daugavpils
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1203321"
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