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Ķekava
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Ķekava

Ķekava is a city in , in the historical region of . It is on the left side of the Sausā Daugava, a tributary of the River. Ķekava serves as the center of and Ķekava Parish.
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  • Type: Town with 20,900 residents
  • Description: town in Ķekava Municipality, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Keckau”, “Liel Ķekava”, and “Tekava”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daugavas muzejs and Dole Island Nature Park.

Museum
Photo: Ainars Brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 2½ km north of Ķekava.

Nature reserve
Photo: Ainars Brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km north of Ķekava.

Industrial building
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.
in is located just beyond 's southern border. It is geographically located in the town of . Total installed power generating capacity is 402 MW. is situated 3½ km northeast of Ķekava.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odukalns and Vimbukrogs.

Village
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Kikos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Suburb
Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of , the capital of , which is located in the Latgale Suburb. The neighbourhood mostly consists of summer homes and small plant gardens for personal use, and it is the southernmost neighbourhood of Riga. is situated 5 km northeast of Ķekava.

Ķekava

Latitude
56.82618° or 56° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
24.23365° or 24° 14′ 1″ east
Population
20,900
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LV KKV
Open location code
9G86R6GM+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27221363
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
458880
Wiki­data ID
Q344608
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Ķekava” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կեկավա”
  • Basque: “Keckau”
  • Basque: “Ķekava”
  • Belarusian: “Кекава”
  • Catalan: “Ķekava”
  • Cebuano: “Ķekava”
  • Chinese: “凱卡瓦”
  • Chinese: “基耶卡瓦”
  • Czech: “Ķekava”
  • Danish: “Kekava”
  • Danish: “Ķekava”
  • Dutch: “Keckau”
  • Dutch: “Ķekava”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كيكاڤا”
  • Esperanto: “Keckau”
  • Esperanto: “Ķekava”
  • Esperanto: “Ķekavas novads”
  • Estonian: “Kekava”
  • Estonian: “Ķekava”
  • French: “Keckau”
  • French: “Ķekava”
  • German: “Keckau”
  • German: “Kekava”
  • German: “Ķekava”
  • German: “Ķekavas novads”
  • Italian: “Keckau”
  • Italian: “Ķekava”
  • Japanese: “キェッカヴァ”
  • Latvian: “Keckau”
  • Latvian: “Ķekava”
  • Latvian: “Tekava”
  • Lithuanian: “Kekava”
  • Moksha: “Кэкава”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Keckau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ķekava”
  • Ossetian: “Кекавæ”
  • Persian: “ککاوا”
  • Polish: “Ķekava”
  • Russian: “Кекава”
  • Slovenian: “Keckau”
  • Slovenian: “Ķekava”
  • Spanish: “Keckau”
  • Spanish: “Ķekava”
  • Swedish: “Ķekava”
  • Ukrainian: “Кекава”
  • Ukrainian: “Кєкава”

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