Jaunjelgava
Jaunjelgava | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 56°36′N 25°5′E / 56.600°N 25.083°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Aizkraukle Municipality |
| Town rights | 1647 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| • Rural territory | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,713 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-5134 |
| Calling code | +371 651 |
| Number of city council members | 9 |
| Website | http://www.jaunjelgava.lv |
Jaunjelgava (ⓘ, literally "New Jelgava"; German: Neustadt; Friedrichstadt) is a town on the left bank of the Daugava River in Aizkraukle Municipality, in the Selonia region of Latvia, about 80 km southeast of Riga. The population in 2020 was 1,762.