Aknīstes pagasts
Located in Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°10′52″ N 25°45′30″ E
- Population
- 385
- 385
- Elevation
- 112 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- RIX Riga International Airport137 km
- KUN Kaunas International Airport172 km
About Aknīstes pagasts
Aknīstes pagasts is a district. Location: Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia. Population: 385.
Aknīste Parish (Latvian: Aknīstes pagasts) is a sparsely settled rural jurisdiction at the southern margin of Jēkabpils Municipality in the historical region of Selonia in Latvia. It was constituted on 10 February 2010, when the countryside around the small town of Aknīste was separated as a distinct local authority under amendments to Latvia’s territorial-administration law.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1863
- Area
- 130 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Aknīstes pagasts over time
| 2017 | 385 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 346 | |
| 2021 | 361 | |
| 2022 | 352 | |
| 2023 | 349 | |
| 2024 | 346 | |
| 2025 | 333 | |
| 2026 | 330 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Aknīstes pagasts
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- July (76 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 21° | 16° | 9° | 4° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -8° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 0° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 55 | 52 |
How to get to Aknīstes pagasts
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 137 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 133 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 137 kmnorthwest
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 172 kmsouthwest
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Vilnius 175 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Riga Population: 742.6K 133 kmnorthwest
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 169 kmsouth
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 184 kmsouthwest
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 293 kmwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 367 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aknīstes pagasts
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Saria River 17 kmS
25–60 km12 places
- Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils Attraction 60 kmSE
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Martin Luther Attraction 60 kmSE
- Daugavpils Ghetto Historic site 59 kmSE
- Pērse River 55 kmN
60–100 km33 places
- Utenaitė River 81 kmS
- Ežeras Alksnaitis Lake 87 kmSE
- Ežeras Linkmenas Lake 92 kmS
- Ežeras Dauniškis Lake 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources