Jaunjelgava
Jaunjelgava | |
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Town | |
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Jaunjelgava Location in Latvia | |
| 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 (2025) | |
• Total | 1,681 |
| • Density | 312/km2 (808/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 town The population in 2020 was 1,762.
Jaunjelgava is also the extra-territorial center of the adjacent Jaunjelgava Parish.