Jaunjelgava

Jaunjelgava
Town
Jaunjelgava
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 56°36′N 25°5′E / 56.600°N 25.083°E / 56.600; 25.083
CountryLatvia
MunicipalityAizkraukle Municipality
Town rights1647
Area
  Total
6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
  Land5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
  Water0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
  Rural territory5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
1,713
  Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-5134
Calling code+371 651
Number of city council members9
Websitehttp://www.jaunjelgava.lv

Jaunjelgava (pronunciation, literally "New Jelgava"; German: Neustadt; Friedrichstadt) is a town on the left bank of the Daugava River in Aizkraukle Municipality, in the Selonia region of Latvia, about 80 km southeast of Riga. The population in 2020 was 1,762.