title: Gulbene District
text: # Gulbene District
  
  Gulbene District (Latvian: Gulbenes rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the district was Gulbene.
  
  In Gulbene, a Baltic single passage narrow-gauge railroad, Gulbene-Aluksne, was renovated and started to operate in 2005.
  
  Gulbene has a basketball team, ASK/Buki-Gulbene.
  
  Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.
  
  ## Cities and parishes of the Gulbene District
  
  * Beļava Parish
  * Dauksti Parish
  * Druviena Parish
  * Galgauska Parish
  * Gulbene city
  * Litene Parish
  * Lizums Parish
  * Līgo Parish
  * Lejasciems Parish
  * Jaungulbene Parish
  * Stāmeriena Parish
  * Ranka Parish
  * Stradi Parish
  * Tirza Parish
  