The Latvian minority in Lithuania ( lv, latvieši, lt, latviai) numbered 2,025 persons at the 2011 census, and at 0.07% of the total population of
Lithuania, being the 9th biggest national minority. The Latvian national minority in Lithuania has a long history.
According to the 2011 census, 46.2% of Latvians speak Latvian as their mother tongue, while Lithuanian is native for 27.8%, Russian - 14.6% of Latvians. 3.95% of Latvians are bilingual in terms that they have 2 mother tongues.
Cities with a relatively significant Latvian proportion:
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Palanga
Palanga (; bat-smg, Palonga; pl, Połąga; german: Polangen) is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea.
Palanga is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has sandy beaches (18 km, 11 miles long ...
– 0.97%
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Naujoji Akmenė
Naujoji Akmenė (; Samogitian: ''Naujuojė Akmenė'') is a new town that was established in 1952 and is one of the newest cities in Lithuania. Its name means ''New Akmenė''. It is an industrial base with concrete as its main product, with Publi ...
– 0.55%
Famous Lithuanians of Latvian descent
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Romualdas Ozolas, a nationalist thinker
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Baiba Skurstene, a Lithuanian-Latvian singer
See also
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Kursenieki
The Kursenieki ( lv, kursenieki, kāpenieki, german: Kuren – 'Curonians'; lt, kuršiai; pl, Kuronowie pruscy – 'Prussian Curonians') are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living along the Curonian Spit. "Kuršiai" refers only to inhabi ...
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Ethnic minorities in Lithuania The government of Lithuania has made provision for ethnic minorities since 1918. A substantial Jewish group that existed up to World War II was almost eliminated in the Holocaust. The Census of 2011 showed that 15.8% of inhabitants belonged to ethni ...
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Latvia–Lithuania relations
References
External links
{{Portal bar, Latvia, Lithuania
Ethnic groups in Lithuania
Lithuania