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The Polish minority in Latvia numbers about 51,548 and (according to the Latvian data from 2011) forms 2.3% of the population of Latvia. Poles are concentrated in the former
Mixed marriages are common for the ethnic Poles in Latvia: per cent distribution of males with spouse of different ethnicity was 89%, of females with spouse of different ethnicity was 90% (1990–2007)LR Centrālā statistikas pārvalde
Accessed 2008-10-09
The largest Polish organization in Latvia is Association of Poles in Latvia (''Związek Polaków na Łotwie'').
Polacy za granicą
*
– history *
Polacy na Łotwie
– in documents *
Związek Polaków na Łotwie
The Forgotten Minority: Latvia’s Poles Through Independence and Occupation
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Inflanty Voivodeship
The Inflanty Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo inflanckie), or ''Livonian Voivodeship'', also known as Polish Livonia, was an administrative division and local government in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, since it was formed in the 1620s out ...
region, with about 18,000 in Daugavpils (Dyneburg) and 17,000 in Riga. People of Polish ethnicity have lived on the territory of modern Latvia since the 16th century. In modern Latvia their citizenship status vary: non-citizens of Latvia, as citizens of Poland, or as citizens of Latvia.
Demography
Mixed marriages are common for the ethnic Poles in Latvia: per cent distribution of males with spouse of different ethnicity was 89%, of females with spouse of different ethnicity was 90% (1990–2007)LR Centrālā statistikas pārvaldeAccessed 2008-10-09
Polish organizations in Latvia
The largest Polish organization in Latvia is Association of Poles in Latvia (''Związek Polaków na Łotwie'').
See also
* Latvia–Poland relationsReferences
*Polacy za granicą
*
– history *
Polacy na Łotwie
– in documents *
Związek Polaków na Łotwie
External links
*Will Mawhood (June 8, 2016)The Forgotten Minority: Latvia’s Poles Through Independence and Occupation
Deep Baltic. Ethnic groups in Latvia Latvia {{Poland-stub