Jaunpagasts
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Jaunpagasts
Virbi | |
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village | |
 Street in Jaunpagasts | |
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| Coordinates: 57°07′44″N 22°38′34″E / 57.12889°N 22.64278°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Talsi Municipality |
| Parish | Virbi Parish |
| Area | |
• Total | 0,958 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 392 |
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Jaunpagasts (also known as Virbi) is a village in the Virbi Parish of Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Jaunpagasts is the center of the parish. Located on the left bank of the Virbu River, along Ventspils—Tukums II railway (Sabile station), it is 16 km away from the municipality center Talsi and 105 km from Riga, the national capital.
Jaunpagasts is home to the parish administration, Virbu primary school, cultural center, kindergarten, library, family doctor's practice, and the Neivakene Old Believers Church (built in 1928). The largest companies are SIA "Jaunpagasts Plus" (Brūzī) and SIA "Jaunalko".[2]