Svente Parish

Svente Parish
parish of Latvia
Coat of arms of Svente Parish
Location of Svente Parish
Coordinates: 55°54′35″N 26°21′08″E / 55.9096°N 26.3523°E / 55.9096; 26.3523
CountryLatvia
Population
 (1 January 2026)
 • Total
792
Time zoneEastern European Time
Websitehttp://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.[1] 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 22 October 2021