The Ventspils District (Latvian: Ventspils rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Courland region, in the country's west. The district consisted of 11 parishes - Ance, Jūrkalne, Pope, Puze, Targale, Ugale, Usma, Uzava, Varve, Ziras, Zlekas parish and Piltene town's rural territory.
Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
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Coordinates: 57°25′N 21°32′E / 57.417°N 21.533°E / 57.417; 21.533
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