Svente Parish

Svente Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms
55°54′35″N 26°21′08″E / 55.9096°N 26.3523°E / 55.9096; 26.3523
Country	Latvia
Area [1][2]
• Total	127.15 km^2 (49.09 sq mi)
• Land	117.39 km^2 (45.32 sq mi)
• Water	9.76 km^2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2025)[3]
• Total	816
• Density	6.95/km^2 (18.0/sq mi)
Website	www.svente.lv

Svente manor house

Svente Parish (Latvian: Sventes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Augšdaugava Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia. In 2011, the Polish-speaking minority formed the largest ethnic group in the parish, but by 2020, the proportion of ethnic Poles had fallen to 29 percent, slightly below that of ethnic Latvians.^[4] Russians form the third-largest ethnic group, and, as of 2021, Russian is the most widely spoken language in the parish.

Towns, villages and settlements of Svente Parish

• Šiškova [lv]

See also

• Svente Manor

References

1. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
3. "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 10 October 2025.
4. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 22 October 2021