Valka

Summary

Valka is a city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia^[1]. Valka ranks in the top 3% of city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Valka is located in Valka Municipality^[3].
• Valka is in the country of Latvia^[4].
• Valka is on the body of water Pedeli River^[5].
• Valka's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia^[6].
• Valka's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Valka's shares border with is recorded as Valga^[8].
• Valka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Weißenburg in Bayern^[9].
• Valka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Radviliškis^[10].
• Valka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valga City^[11].
• Valka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kutaisi^[12].
• Valka's postal code is recorded as LV-4701^[13].
• Valka's Commons category is recorded as Valka^[14].
• 1584 marks the founding of Valka^[15].
• Valka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.775277777778, 'lon': 26.021388888889}^[16].
• Valka's official website is recorded as http://www.valka.lv/en^[17].
• Valka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Valka^[18].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+4852'}^[19].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+4718'}^[20].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+4573'}^[21].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+5221'}^[22].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+4527'}^[23].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+4510'}^[24].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+4522'}^[25].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+2964'}^[26].
• Valka has a population of {'amount': '+3339'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Valka is in the country of Latvia^[4]. Valka is located in Valka Municipality^[3]. Valka is on the body of water Pedeli River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.36'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.250463'}^[29], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.26'}^[30]. Valka sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4852'}^[19], {'amount': '+4718'}^[20], {'amount': '+4573'}^[21], {'amount': '+5221'}^[22], {'amount': '+4527'}^[23], and {'amount': '+4510'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia^[6] and border city^[7].

History and Context

1584 marks the founding of Valka^[15].

Why It Matters

Valka ranks in the top 3% of city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).^[2] Valka has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Valka is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]