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Valka · LATVIA (LV) · 57.78°N / 26.01°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 454,572

Valka is a city in Latvia with a population of 4,615. It sits at 57.78/26.01, runs on Europe/Riga, is 2 km from Valga.

Population 4,615

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Riga

All facts

fields

Country: Latvia
Subdivision: Valka
Coords: 57.78°N / 26.01°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Valga Valgamaa 11,792 2.2 km

SW Seda Valmiera 1,092 20.8 km

SW Strenči Valmiera 973 25.5 km

N Tõrva Valgamaa 2,690 25.7 km

E Antsla Võrumaa 0 32.0 km

E Vana-Antsla Võrumaa 1,468 32.6 km

NE Puka Valgamaa 748 33.2 km

W Naukšēni Valmiera 0 35.1 km

S Smiltene Smiltene Municipality 5,073 39.6 km

W Rūjiena Valmiera 2,633 42.5 km

Air access

nearby

EEAA

Antsla Airfield

Small airport

29.2 km

EERD

Riidaja Airfield

Small airport

35.1 km

EEVU

Varstu Airfield

Small airport

42.5 km

EEKI

Karksi Airfield

Small airport

46.7 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Valka?: 4,615 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Valka in?: Europe/Riga.
Which country is Valka in?: Latvia (LV).
Which airport serves Valka?: Antsla Airfield (EEAA).
How far is Valka from Riga?: About 147 km.
Does Valka have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Latvia?: Euro.
How many cities are in Latvia?: 147 on record.
Which admin region is Valka in?: Valka.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/454572

{
  "data": {
    "id": 454572,
    "name": "Valka",
    "ascii_name": "Valka",
    "country_code": "LV",
    "population": 4615,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Riga",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 57.7752,
    "longitude": 26.01013
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.6x smaller than Valga.
2 km from Valga.
Same timezone (Europe/Riga) as 146 other cities in Latvia.