Draft:Jēkabpils apriņķis

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Jēkabpils County
Jēkabpils apriņķis
Coat of arms of Jēkabpils County
Location in Latvia in 1940
Location in Latvia in 1940
Country
Established1924
Abolished1949
CapitalJēkabpils
Area
 • Total3,013 km2 (1,163 sq mi)
Population
 (1935)
 • Total48,006
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)

Jēkabpils County (Latvian: Jēkabpils apriņķis) was a historic county of Latvia founded in 1924 which was dissolved during the administrative territorial reform of the Latvian SSR in 1949. It's predecessor was Jaunjelgavas apriņķis.

On 31 December 1949, it was spilt into smaller districts, of which most were later merged into Jēkabpils District.