:Krāslava Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Krāslava Municipality

| native_name = Krāslavas novads

| native_name_lang = lv

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_flag = Krāslavas novads Flag.png

| image_shield = Krāslavas novads COA.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{LVA}}

| established_title = Formed

| established_date = 2001

| established_title2 = Reformed

| established_date2 = 2021

| seat_type = Centre

| seat = Krāslava

| leader_title = Council Chair

| leader_name = Gunārs Upenieks (LZS)

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| website = {{URL|www.kraslava.lv}}

| image_map1 = Krāslavas novads 2021.png

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Krāslava Municipality ({{langx|lv|Krāslavas novads}}, {{langx|ltg|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 being Krāslava.

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.{{Cite web |title=Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums |url=https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=315654 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=LIKUMI.LV |language=lv}}

Demographics

= Ethnic composition =

As of 1 January 2010 the ethnic composition of the municipality is as follows:{{cite web|url= http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/dokuments/2009/3ISPN_Pasvaldibas_pec_TTB.pdf|title=Iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās pēc nacionālā sastāva 01.01.2010|date=2010-01-23|publisher=Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde|access-date=2010-06-27}}

class="wikitable sortable" !Ethnic group !Number !%
Latvians, including Latgalians{{Cite web\|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/analytics/?doc=59827\|title = 164,500 persons in Latvia speak Latgalian dialect on a daily basis}} \|8878 \|44,43 %
Russians \|4376 \|21,90 %
Belarusians \|4215 \|21,09 %
Poles \|1672 \|8,37 %
Ukrainians \|271 \|1,36 %
Others \|571 \|2,86 %

class="wikitable sortable"

!Ethnic group

!Number

Latvians, including Latgalians{{Cite web|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/analytics/?doc=59827|title = 164,500 persons in Latvia speak Latgalian dialect on a daily basis}}

|8878

|44,43 %

Russians

|4376

|21,90 %

Belarusians

|4215

|21,09 %

Poles

|1672

|8,37 %

Ukrainians