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1935. gada tautskaites datu pielāgojums rajonu un mūsdienu pagastu iedalījumam

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Mežs I., Németh Á.
Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis. A daļa
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2014
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vol. 68
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issue 3/4
61-84
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Significant changes in population size and ethnic structure have occurred in Latvia over the last century, but it is difficult to analyze the changes on the level of districts, as well smaller rural divisions due to border changes. To compare the changes of the number of population and its ethnic structure in different areas, we need data from regular census as well as geographically stable or compatible administrative divisions. Regular population census detailed data for Latvia are available from more than 10 census (1897, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1943, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000, and 2011), but the administrative divisions have changed significantly. The current administrative division has been formed by merging the previous smaller civil parishes (pagasti), so it is still possible to make calculations between the current division and the former 26 districts and vice versa. But so far it was impossible to make accurate comparisons between the pre-war 19 counties and later 26 districts, which existed until 2009 and even more difficult is to compare historic and current civil parishes. As a result, it is impossible to make an accurate population and the composition of an analysis comparing the pre-war and post-war data. This article aims to bridge this gap created by the administrative border changes to enable accurately compare the size of population and ethnic composition in the long term through a special method. In addition this article includes unpublished statistical information of the 1935 census about Eastern Latvia. Ethnic composition of the population has been much more stable than the total number of population in Eastern Latvia. The most rapid increase of the population between 1935 and 1959 was recorded in Riga area, but the largest depopulation occurred in Latgale, since Latgalians more actively moved to other regions of the country. In spite of the war and deportations the total population of Latvia has increased. In addition to large increase of biggest cities, the population has grown rapidly in the vicinity of Riga and Zemgale. But the total population of Latgale has rapidly declined, especially in Ludza and Krāslava regions. Some corrections of ethnicity have been found in published results of 1935 census in some of 20 municipalities, covering almost 15 000 inhabitants, mostly increasing the share Latvians on behalf of Belarusians and Poles.
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