List of cities and towns in Latvia
Major and regional cities of Latvia
There are 9 cities (Latvian: Republikas pilsētas, "republican cities") and 67 towns (Latvian: Novada pilsētas, "municipality towns") in Latvia. By Latvian law towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with well-developed engineer-infrastructure and street grid, and have at least 2,000 residents; however, a settlement can be designated a town, if it has fewer residents, but fulfills all other requirements. To become a city, a town must have at least 25,000 residents, additionally city should have well-developed commerce, transport, public utilities, social infrastructure and be significant center of culture. However these requirements may be disregarded if there is sufficient population.[1]
Cities
| City | Population (2011 census)[2] | Population (2018 census)[3] |
|---|---|---|
Daugavpils   |
93312 | 92776 |
Jēkabpils  |
24635 | 23600 |
Jelgava  |
59511 | 61162 |
Jūrmala  |
50840 | 57044 |
Liepāja  |
76731 | 76604 |
Rēzekne  |
32328 | 30705 |
Rīga  |
658640 | 701064 |
Valmiera  |
25130 | 24856 |
Ventspils  |
38750 | 38562 |
Towns
See also
References
- 1 2 Law On Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- 1 2 http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/dokuments/2010/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf
- 1 2 "Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde - Iedzīvotāju reģistrs". www.pmlp.gov.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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