Virgas pagasts
Located in South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia Coordinates: 56°26′06″ N 21°28′04″ E
- Population
- 809
- 809
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Riga · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport56 km
- RIX Riga International Airport163 km
About Virgas pagasts
Virgas pagasts is a district. Location: South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia. Population: 809.
Virga Parish (Latvian: Virgas pagasts) is an administrative unit of South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The parish has a population of 924 (as of 1/07/2013) and covers an area of 86.21 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1918
- Area
- 86.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Virgas pagasts
- Bunkas pagasts
- Bārtas pagasts
- Gaviezes pagasts
- Kalētu pagasts
- Gramzdas pagasts
- Priekules pagasts
Population of Virgas pagasts over time
| 2017 | 809 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 763 | |
| 2021 | 724 | |
| 2022 | 730 | |
| 2023 | 737 | |
| 2024 | 726 | |
| 2025 | 715 | |
| 2026 | 676 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Virgas pagasts
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- November (93 mm)
- Driest month
- February (31 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° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 66 | 84 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 93 | 73 |
How to get to Virgas pagasts
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 84 km to the south.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 56 kmsouthwest
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 163 kmeast
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 180 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 84 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 171 kmeast
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 230 kmsoutheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 309 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 380 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Virgas pagasts
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 16 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Bartuva River 16 kmS
25–60 km10 places
- Šventoji River 51 kmSW
- Varduva River 46 kmE
- Vadakste River River 46 kmE
- Tebra River 49 kmN
60–100 km7 places
- Agluona River 76 kmE
- Abava River 78 kmN
- Užava Lighthouse Landmark 86 kmN
- Virvyčia River 71 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Other regions in South Kurzeme Municipality
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Priekule District, South Kurzeme Municipality8.2 km E -
Gaviezes pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km W
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Priekules pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality10 km E -
Kalētu pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km S
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Bunkas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km N
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Bārtas pagasts District, South Kurzeme Municipality11 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources