Lažas pagasts
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°47′48″ N 21°31′43″ E
- Population
- 520
- 520
- Elevation
- 39 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport96 km
- RIX Riga International Airport150 km
About Lažas pagasts
Lažas pagasts is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 520.
Laža Parish (Latvian: Lažas pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 662 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 160.1 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 160 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Lažas pagasts
- Aizpute
- Aizputes pagasts
- Kazdangas pagasts
- Cīravas pagasts
- Sakas pagasts
- Gudenieku pagasts
- Turlavas pagasts
Population of Lažas pagasts over time
| 2017 | 520 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 481 | |
| 2021 | 480 | |
| 2022 | 475 | |
| 2023 | 436 | |
| 2024 | 437 | |
| 2025 | 431 | |
| 2026 | 431 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Lažas pagasts
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (99 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° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 34 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 72 | 84 | 94 | 83 | 97 | 99 | 77 |
How to get to Lažas pagasts
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 124 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 96 kmsouth
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 150 kmeast
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) Kuressaare 170 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 124 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 158 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 258 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 332 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 348 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lažas pagasts
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 1 natural site, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Tebra River 21 kmW
25–60 km6 places
- Varduva River 59 kmSE
- Abava River 40 kmNE
- Užava Lighthouse Landmark 46 kmN
- Bartuva River 57 kmS
60–100 km18 places
- Šventoji River 90 kmS
- Vadakste River River 60 kmSE
- Agluona River 86 kmSE
- Lūžupe River 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Aizpute District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km SE -
Cīravas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km SW -
Aizputes pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality12 km S -
Kazdangas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality15 km SE -
Sakas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality17 km NW -
Dunalkas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality18 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources