Ķekava
town in Latvia
Ķekava is a town in Latvia with town rights since 2022.[2] It is the center of the Ķekava District. As of 2022, Ķekava had a population of 5,446 people.[3] Ķekava is on small river Ķekaviņa near river Daugava. Reservoir of Riga hydroelectric power station is to north-east from the town.
Ķekava | |
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Town | |
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  Ķekava Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°50′N 24°14′E / 56.833°N 24.233°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| District | Ķekava District |
| First known | 1435 |
| Town rights | 2022 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the council | Juris Žilko[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.4 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,446 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-2164 |
| Website | kekava.lv |
Ķekava was a small village until 1970s (with population of 333 people in 1967).[4] After, a new chicken meat factory was built. A new workers village was built and it grew the population.
Roads
changeRoads from Ķekava: Riga—Warszawa (A7), Riga bypass road (A5), Ķekava-Plakanciems (V6), Ķekava bypass road (not built yet). The center of Riga is 17 km from Ķekava to north-west.
Gallery
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Chicken meat factory -
River Ķekaviņa -
In church
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References
change- ↑ Kekava.lv
- ↑ Law of administrative territories (in Latvian)
- ↑ Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
- ↑ Little Latvian Encyclopedia, 1967
Other websites
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