Daugavpils
state city in south-eastern Latvia
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Summary
Daugavpils is a state city of Latvia[1]. Daugavpils draws 6,644 Wikipedia views per month (state city of latvia category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Latvia[3]
- Country: Latvia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Daugava[5], Stropu ezers[6], Laucesa[7], Šuņezers[8]
- Head of government: Andrejs Elksniņš[9]
- Official language: Latvian[10]
- Shares border with: Augšdaugava Municipality[11]
- Named after: Daugava[12], castle[13]
- Flag: flag of Daugavpils[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Haderslev[15], Radom[16], Naro-Fominsk[17], Ferrara[18], Motala Municipality[19], Vitebsk[20], Harbin[21], Central Administrative Okrug[22], Ramla[23], Panevėžys[24], Panevėžys City Municipality[25], Saint Petersburg[26], Pskov[27], Kharkiv[28]
- Postal code: 5401–5465[29]
- Commons category: Daugavpils[30]
- Said to be the same as: Daugavpils[31]
- Local dialing code: 54[32]
- Enclave within: Daugavpils Municipality[33], Augšdaugava Municipality[34]
- Inception: 1275[35]
- Coordinate location: 55.871388888889, 26.516111111111[36]
- Significant event: Siege of Dyneburg[37]
- Official website: https://daugavpils.lv[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Daugavpils[39]
- Population: 79,120[40], 95,467[41], 84,592[42], 82,604[43], 3573[44], 2885[45], 13,000[46], 69,675[47], 112,848[48], 112,837[49], 31,500[50], 40,640[51], 43,226[52], 45,160[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Daugavpils include Daugavpils International Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Latvia[56].
Why It Matters
Daugavpils has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Daugavpils is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Daugavpils include Daugavpils International Airport[54], an international airport[55], in Latvia[56].