Ķegums

Ķegums
Ķegums
Town
	Ķegums railway station
	Coat of arms
	Ķegums Location in Latvia
	Coordinates: 56°44′N 24°42′E / 56.733°N 24.700°E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Ogre Municipality
Town rights	1993
Government
• Mayor	Roberts Ozols
Area
• Total	6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
• Land	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
• Water	2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
• Rural territory	101 km2 (39 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	2,059
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-5020
Calling code	+371 650
Number of city council members	8
Website	http://www.kegums.lv/

Ķegums (pronunciation^ⓘ; German: Keggum) is a town in Ogre Municipality situated mostly on the right bank of the Daugava River. Latvian law defines Ķegums town as divided between two regions, Vidzeme on the right bank of the Daugava and Semigallia on the left bank.^[3]

History

The construction of the town was started in 1936 as a settlement to house the workers constructing the Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station. Ķegums was granted town status in 1991.

Sport

Ķegums has been host to the Latvian Grand Prix of Motocross World Championship and Sidecarcross World Championship numerous times.^[4] Ķegums hosted Latvian Grand Prix of Motocross World Championship during the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.