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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7125,Lat: 56.6513
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	5:21:56am
Population	60000 (4th largest city in country)
Name province/region (Republikas pilsēta)	Jelgava

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vārpa	4.2 km	NorthWest
2 Mežciems	4.9 km	SouthEast
3 Kārniņi	5.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Vītoliņi	5.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ozolnieki	6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	43 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	238 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	314 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 35 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 25 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 31.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 76%, low location: 24%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.1 km2

25.6%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

35.8 km2

45.6%

Urban area

17.9 km2

22.8%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Jelgava in country Latvia

Jelgava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	42 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	209 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	230 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	0.9 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Jelgava
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jelgava

Type of weather in Jelgava	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	6 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	07:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:46 Europe/Amsterdam