Jelgava District ( lv, Jelgavas rajons) was an
administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
of
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
, located in
Semigallia
Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, Zemgāl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ...
region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, two municipalities and twelve parishes, each with a local government authority.
The administrative centre of the district was
Jelgava
Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Duch ...
.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
Cities, municipalities and parishes of the Jelgava District
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Eleja
Eleja is a village in Latvia, center of the Eleja parish in Jelgava municipality. Number of inhabitants - around 800. Located 27 km south from Jelgava it spreads along the A8 highway crossroads with the regional P103 road.
Meitene rail ...
parish
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Glūda parish
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Jaunsvirlauka parish
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Kalnciems
Kalnciems () is a village in Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Located on the left bank of the Lielupe, 5 km south of the A9 motorway. Distance to Jelgava 24 km, to Riga - 49 km. Because of the dolomite an ...
city
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Lielplatone parish
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Līvbērze parish
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Ozolnieki municipality
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Platone parish
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Sesava parish
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Sidrabene parish
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Svēte parish
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Valgunde municipality
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Vilce parish
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Vircava parish
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Zaļenieki parish
References
Districts of Latvia
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