Jelgava

Summary

Jelgava is a state city of Latvia^[1]. Jelgava draws 211 Wikipedia views per month (state_city_of_latvia category, ranking #4 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jelgava was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Jelgava is located in Latvia^[4].
• Jelgava is in the country of Latvia^[5].
• Jelgava is on the body of water Lielupe^[6].
• Jelgava is on the body of water Platone^[7].
• Jelgava is on the body of water Driksa^[8].
• Jelgava is on the body of water Virčiuvis^[9].
• Jelgava is on the body of water Švėtė^[10].
• Jelgava is on the body of water Iecava River^[11].
• Jelgava's head of government is recorded as Andris Rāviņš^[12].
• Jelgava's image is recorded as Jelgava aerial view.jpg^[13].
• Jelgava's instance of is recorded as state city of Latvia^[14].
• Jelgava's flag image is recorded as Jelgava flag.svg^[15].
• Jelgava's shares border with is recorded as Jelgava Municipality^[16].
• Jelgava's coat of arms image is recorded as Jelgava COA great.svg^[17].
• Jelgava's flag is recorded as flag of Jelgava^[18].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rueil-Malmaison^[19].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pärnu City^[20].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Šiauliai^[21].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vejle^[22].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alcamo^[23].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baranavichy^[24].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moscow^[25].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ivano-Frankivsk^[26].
• Jelgava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nacka Municipality^[27].

Body

Geography

Jelgava is in the country of Latvia^[5]. Jelgava is located in Latvia^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Lielupe^[6], a river^[28], in Latvia^[29]; Platone^[7], a river^[30], in Latvia^[31]; Driksa^[8], a river^[32], in Latvia^[33]; Virčiuvis^[9], a river^[34], in Latvia^[35]; Švėtė^[10], a river^[36], in Latvia^[37]; and Iecava River^[11], a river^[38], in Latvia^[39].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+54694'}^[40], {'amount': '+61623'}^[41], {'amount': '+55972'}^[42], {'amount': '+56062'}^[43], {'amount': '+55336'}^[44], and {'amount': '+74105'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Jelgava's instance of is recorded as state city of Latvia^[14].

History and Context

+1226-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Jelgava^[46].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jelgava include 24709 Mitau^[47], an asteroid^[48].

Why It Matters

Jelgava draws 211 Wikipedia views per month (state_city_of_latvia category, ranking #4 of 10).^[2] Jelgava has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Jelgava is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Jelgava include 24709 Mitau^[47], an asteroid^[48].