Barkava Parish (Latvian: Barkavas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Madona Municipality, Latvia. The earliest source noting Barkava Parish as a territory dates back to 1866. In 1873 Barkava Parish merged with Murmastiene Parish.[3] The first noted area of Barkava Parish was 277.2 km², and was located in Rezekne District. The first noted population was 5235 inhabitants according to the Fourth Population and Housing Census in Latvia.[4]
^Enciklopēdija Latvijas pagasti : Latvijas pagasti, novadi, pilsētu un novadu lauku teritorijas. Iltnere, Astrīda. Rīgā. 2001–2002. ISBN9984004120. OCLC53951766. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)