Jēkabpils district () was an

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, located in

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region, in the country's east. It was organized into three cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was

Jēkabpils Jēkabpils () is a state city in Jēkabpils Municipality in southeastern Latvia, located roughly halfway between the capital Riga and Daugavpils, and spanning the Daugava River. The name of the city literally translates into "Castle of Jacob". H ...

. Jēkabpils lies on both banks of the

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. In the south the district bordered

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and the length of the border was 44 km. It bordered the former districts of

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to the north, Aizkraukle to the west,

Preiļi Preiļi (; Polish: ''Prele''; ; , previously also ''Прели'') is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality. History Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements i ...

and

Daugavpils Daugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city derives its name. The parts of the city to the north of the river belong to the historical Latvian region ...

to the east. The total area of the district was 2,998 km², the population was 53,473, making it the fifth largest region in Latvia based on area and population. On 4 January 2000, the unemployment rate was 10.6% of the economically active population according to the State Employment Board data. Jēkabpils was the eighth largest city in Latvia. There were two towns in the region— Viesīte with 2,230 inhabitants and Aknīste with 1,350 inhabitants. Urban population was 32,800 people, rural 25,000 living in 20 parishes and 2 towns. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Towns and parishes in Jēkabpils district

* Aknīste town *

town * Viesīte town * Aknīste Parish * Asare Parish * Atašiene Parish * Ābeļi Parish * Dignāja Parish * Dunava Parish * Elkšņi Parish * Gārsene Parish * Kalna Parish * Krustpils Parish * Kūkas Parish *

Leimaņi Parish Leimaņi parish () is an administrative territorial entity of Jēkabpils Municipality, in the Selonia region of Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three ...

* Mežāre Parish * Rite Parish * Rubene Parish * Sala Parish * Sauka Parish *

Sēlpils Parish Sēlpils Parish () is a large rural administrative unit within Jēkabpils Municipality in the Selonia region of south-eastern Latvia. Before the 2009 territorial reform, it belonged to the now-defunct Jēkabpils District. The parish seat is lo ...

* Varieši Parish * Viesīte Parish * Vīpe Parish * Zasa Parish

References

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