Jaunpagasts

Jaunpagasts is a village in the Virbi Parish of Talsi Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Jaunpagasts is the center of the parish. Located on the left bank of the Virbu River, along Ventspils—Tukums II railway, it is 16 km away from the municipality center Talsi and 105 km from Riga, the national capital.
Jaunpagasts is home to the parish administration, Virbu primary school, cultural center, kindergarten, library, family doctor's practice, and the Neivakene Old Believers Church. The largest companies are SIA "Jaunpagasts Plus" and SIA "Jaunalko".

History

Jaunpagasts is mentioned in historical sources for the first time in 1237 in the feudal book. The present-day settlement was established on the land of the former Jaunpagasts manor near the railway station. In 1909–1911, with the financial support of the Don Agrarian Bank, approximately 120 families settled in the vicinity of Jaunpagasts. In the post-war years, Jaunpagasts became the central village of the Soviet collective farm "Virbi".

According to the 2022 census, the population of the village is 392 people.