List of cities and towns in 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]
Major and regional cities of Latvia
Cities
| City | Population (2013)[2] | Population (2019)[3] |
|---|---|---|
Daugavpils   |
93,312 | 82,604 |
Jēkabpils  |
24,635 | 22,076 |
Jelgava  |
59,511 | 55,972 |
Jūrmala  |
50,840 | 49,325 |
Liepāja  |
76,731 | 68,945 |
Rēzekne  |
32,328 | 27,820 |
Rīga  |
658,640 | 632,614 |
Valmiera  |
25,130 | 23,125 |
Ventspils  |
38,750 | 34,377 |
Towns
Mālpils
See also
References
- Law On Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
- "Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās" (PDF). Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "Iedzīvotāju skaits un tā izmaiņas statistiskajos reģionos, republikas pilsētās, novadu pilsētās un novados". Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-16.
External links
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