Balvi is a town in the Latgale region of Latvia and the center of Balvi Municipality. It served as the administrative seat of the district of the same name from 1949, and before Latvia's occupation had been part of Abrene County; its name derives from the nearby stream Bolupite and the adjacent lake. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude57.129167 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Balvi (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 5,500 (2026)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 57.129167, longitude 27.266667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 113 m
P2046 (area)
area 5.07 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1928
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 5500 (2026)
View the SourceBalvi (Wikipedia)
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