Viļaka
Town in Latvia
Town in Balvi Municipality, Latvia
Viļaka Latgalian: Vileks | |
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Town | |
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57°10′N 27°40′E / 57.167°N 27.667°E / 57.167; 27.667 | |
Country | ![]() |
Municipality | Balvi Municipality |
Town rights | 1945 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Regīna Brokāne |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
• Land | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,172 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | LV-4583 |
Calling code | +371 645 |
Website | http://www.vilaka.lv |
Viļaka (Latvian: Viļaka, pronunciationⓘ; Latgalian: Vileks; German: Marienhausen; Polish: MarienhauzRussian: Виляка, Vilyaka; Yiddish: ויליאקי, Vilyaki) is a town in Balvi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,223.[3] Viļaka is located 246 km from Riga, and 8 km from border with Russia.
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References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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