Krāslava Municipality
Municipality of Latvia
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Krāslava Municipality (Latvian: Krāslavas novads, Latgalian: Kruoslovys nūvods) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Krāslava Parish and Krāslava town. In 2009 it absorbed Auleja Parish, Indra Parish, Izvalta Parish, Kalnieši Parish, Kaplava Parish, Kombuļi Parish, Piedruja Parish, Robežnieki Parish, Skaista Parish and Ūdrīši Parish town. The administrative centre of the municipality is Krāslava.
Krāslava Municipality
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Reformed | 2021 |
| Centre | Krāslava |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Gunārs Upenieks (LZS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,288.84 km2 (883.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,146.59 km2 (828.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 19,505 |
| • Density | 9.0865/km2 (23.534/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
On 1 July 2021, Krāslava Municipality was enlarged when the territory of the former Dagda Municipality and three parishes of the former Aglona Municipality were merged into it.[3]
Demographics
Ethnic composition
As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:[4]
| Ethnic group | Number | % |
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| Latvians, including Latgalians[5] | 8878 | 44,43 % |
| Russians | 4376 | 21,90 % |
| Belarusians | 4215 | 21,09 % |
| Poles | 1672 | 8,37 % |
| Ukrainians | 271 | 1,36 % |
| Others | 571 | 2,86 % |
