The Latvian minority in Lithuania (Template:Lang-lv, Template:Lang-lt) numbered 2,025 persons at the 2011 census, and at 0.07% of the total population of Lithuania, being the 9th biggest national minority.[2] The Latvian national minority in Lithuania has a long history.
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| Total population | ||||
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| 2,025 0.07% of the Lithuanian Population[1] | ||||
| Regions with significant populations | ||||
| Palanga, tiny population in Vilnius and Klaipėda | ||||
| Languages | ||||
| Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian | ||||
| Religion | ||||
| Protestantism, Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Related ethnic groups | ||||
| Latvians, Balts | ||||
According to the 2011 census, 46.2% of Latvians speak Latvian as their mother tongue, while Lithuanian is native for 27.8%, Russian - 14.6% of Latvians. 3.95% of Latvians are bilingual in terms that they have 2 mother tongues.[citation needed]
Cities with a relatively significant Latvian proportion:
- Palanga – 0.97%
- Naujoji Akmenė – 0.55%
Famous Lithuanians of Latvian descent
- Romualdas Ozolas, a nationalist thinker[3]
- Baiba Skurstene, a Lithuanian-Latvian singer
See also
References
- ^ Lithuania census 2011[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ozolas, Romualdas (2007). "1973 12 13". Supratimai: parinktos 1956 - 2006 metu̜ metafizinio dienoraščio mintys. Vilnius: Naujoji Romuva. ISBN 978-9955-9768-4-4.
