Daugavpils District is situated in the Southeastern part of Latvia, in the Latgale region. There are 3 towns and 23 parishes in the district. Administrative centre of the district is the town of Daugavpils, which is located 229 km from Rīga.

You can reach Daugavpils, the administrative centre of the Daugavpils District, by bus, by train or by car, taking the routes A6 (E22), A13, A14, P67, P68.
A car-drive to Daugavpils takes around two and a half hours.
Information on bus schedule: www.autoosta.lv
Information on train schedule: www.ldz.lv

Total area of the Daugavpils county comprises 1889,7 km².

There are around 28,552 people living in Daugavpils county.