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{{Short description|Town in Latvia}} {{For|the 1984 Danish film|Tukuma (film)}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Tukums | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_shield =Coat_of_Arms_of_Tukums.svg | shield_size = | image_flag =Flag_of_Tukums.svg | flag_size = | image_skyline = Tukums, luteránský kostel.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Lutheran church in Tukums | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Latvia}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Latvia|District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Tukums Municipality]] | established_title = [[Town rights]] | established_date = 1795 | pushpin_map = Latvia | pushpin_label_position = above | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Latvia | coordinates = {{Coord|56|58|N|23|09|E|region:LV_type:city|display=inline,title}} | nickname = | leader_title = | leader_name = | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | area_total_km2 = {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q16868672}} | area_footnotes = {{wikidata|reference|best||P2046|P518=Q16868672}} | area_water_km2 = {{#expr:{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q16868672}}-{{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q11081619}}}} | area_land_km2 = {{#invoke:wd|properties|raw|qualifiers|best|raw||P2046|P518=Q11081619}} | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | population_total = {{wikidata|property|qualifier|best||P1082}} | population_footnotes = {{wikidata|references|best||P1082}} | population_as_of = {{#invoke:WikidataIB|formatDate|{{wikidata|qualifier|best|raw||P1082|P585}}|df=y}} | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_metro_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = [[Postal code]] | postal_code = LV310(1–2); LV-3104 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbering plan|Calling code]] | area_code = +371 631 | timezone1 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | website = http://www.tukums.lv/ }} '''Tukums''' ({{audio|Lv-Tukums.ogg|pronunciation}}; {{langx|de|Tuckum}}; {{langx|liv|Tukāmō}}) is a [[town]] in [[Latvia]] and serves as the administrative center of [[Tukums Municipality]]. It is located in the eastern part of the historical region of [[Courland]], and with more than 16,000 inhabitants Tukums is the [[List of cities and towns in Latvia|13th largest settlement]] in Latvia. It is also an important [[Rail transport|railroad]] junction, connecting the town with [[Riga]], [[Jelgava]] and [[Ventspils]]. It has two railway stations — [[Tukums I Station|Tukums I]] and [[Tukums II Station|Tukums II]].
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