Daugavpils

Summary

Daugavpils is a state city of Latvia^[1]. Daugavpils has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Daugavpils is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

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