Bunkas pagasts
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°31′27″ N 21°31′35″ E
- Population
- 830
- 830
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport67 km
- RIX Riga International Airport156 km
About Bunkas pagasts
Bunkas pagasts is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 830.
Bunka Parish (Latvian: Bunkas pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 980 (as of 1/07/2013) and covers an area of 110.85 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1867
- Area
- 111 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Bunkas pagasts
- Kalvenes pagasts
- Vecpils pagasts
- Durbes pagasts
- Tadaiķu pagasts
- Virgas pagasts
- Priekules pagasts
- Gaviezes pagasts
Population of Bunkas pagasts over time
| 2017 | 830 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 791 | |
| 2021 | 797 | |
| 2022 | 789 | |
| 2023 | 786 | |
| 2024 | 761 | |
| 2025 | 751 | |
| 2026 | 733 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Bunkas pagasts
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (100 mm)
- Driest month
- February (34 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) | -1° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 34 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 72 | 86 | 96 | 85 | 97 | 100 | 77 |
How to get to Bunkas pagasts
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 67 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 94 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 67 kmsouthwest
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 156 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 191 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 94 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 165 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 235 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 312 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 373 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bunkas pagasts
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km10 places
- Varduva River 43 kmE
- Vadakste River River 44 kmE
- Tebra River 42 kmNW
- Papes Ezers Lake 50 kmSW
60–100 km11 places
- Šventoji River 62 kmSW
- Agluona River 74 kmE
- Sēme River 99 kmNE
- Abava River 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Durbes pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality8.2 km NW
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Priekule District, South Kurzeme Municipality9.7 km SE -
Priekules pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality9.7 km SE -
Vecpils pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km N -
Durbe District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km NW -
Virgas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources