There are 10 cities (Latvian : valstspilsēta , "state city", pl. valstspilsētas ) and 71 towns (Latvian : novada pilsēta , "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas ) in Latvia .
Cities and towns in Latvia By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural infrastructure and street grid, and have at least 2,000 residents. A settlement can still be designated a town if it has fewer residents, but fulfills all other requirements (or has been a historic town).
To become a city, a town must typically have at least 25,000 residents. Additionally, cities should have a well-developed commercial district, transport , public utilities , social infrastructure, and be a significant center of culture. However, these requirements may be disregarded if there is sufficient population.[1]
In 2020, an agreement was reached in Latvian parliament, Saeima , to rename the previous nine "republic" cities with the new title of "state city" (valstspilsēta ). It was at this time that a tenth state city, Ogre (formerly a town), was added to the list.[2]
The 7 largest state cities have their own local governance independent of any municipalities, whereas the smallest 3 (Jēkabpils , Ogre and Valmiera ) belong to their wider corresponding municipalities.[3]
State cities edit Riga Daugavpils Liepāja Jelgava Jūrmala Ventspils Rēzekne City Population (2013)[4] Population (2019)[5] Population(2023)[6] Daugavpils pronunciation ⓘ 93,312 82,604 79,299 Jelgava pronunciation ⓘ 59,511 55,972 55,384 Jēkabpils pronunciation ⓘ 24,635 22,076 21,179 Jūrmala pronunciation ⓘ 50,840 49,325 50,842 Liepāja pronunciation ⓘ 76,731 68,945 67,335 Ogre pronunciation ⓘ 26,167 24,768 22,767 Rēzekne pronunciation ⓘ 32,328 27,820 26,805 Rīga pronunciation ⓘ 658,640 632,614 614,987 Valmiera pronunciation ⓘ 25,130 23,125 22,408 Ventspils pronunciation ⓘ 38,750 34,377 33,053
Towns edit Town Population (2010)[4] Population (2018)[5] Population(2023)[6] Municipality [1] Ādaži 6,173 6,898 7,403 Ādaži Municipality Ainaži pronunciation ⓘ 1,008 787 611 Limbaži Municipality Aizkraukle pronunciation ⓘ 8,709 7,489 6,850 Aizkraukle Municipality Aizpute pronunciation ⓘ 5,104 4,443 3,852 South Kurzeme Municipality Aknīste pronunciation ⓘ 1,224 1,078 937 Jēkabpils Municipality Aloja pronunciation ⓘ 1,353 1,197 1,046 Limbaži Municipality Alūksne pronunciation ⓘ 8,900 7,555 6,171 Alūksne Municipality Ape pronunciation ⓘ 1,083 907 785 Smiltene Municipality Auce pronunciation ⓘ 3,076 2,640 2,151 Dobele Municipality Baldone pronunciation ⓘ 2,399 3,966 3,708 Ķekava Municipality Baloži pronunciation ⓘ 5,665 6,529 6,874 Ķekava Municipality Balvi pronunciation ⓘ 7,906 6,696 5,623 Balvi Municipality Bauska pronunciation ⓘ 10,060 8,988 9,792 Bauska Municipality Brocēni pronunciation ⓘ 3,411 3,117 2,821 Saldus Municipality Cēsis pronunciation ⓘ 18,021 16,888 14,588 Cēsis Municipality Cesvaine pronunciation ⓘ 1,668 1,443 1,212 Madona Municipality Dagda pronunciation ⓘ 2,502 2,108 1,826 Krāslava Municipality Dobele pronunciation ⓘ 11,152 9,702 8,492 Dobele Municipality Durbe pronunciation ⓘ 620 542 492 South Kurzeme Municipality Grobiņa pronunciation ⓘ 4,218 3,861 3,551 South Kurzeme Municipality Gulbene pronunciation ⓘ 8,807 7,779 6,801 Gulbene Municipality Iecava (pronunciation ⓘ 5,921 5,481 5,365 Bauska Municipality Ikšķile pronunciation ⓘ 4,052 7,359 7,433 Ogre Municipality Ilūkste pronunciation ⓘ 2,856 2,502 2,157 Augšdaugava Municipality Jaunjelgava pronunciation ⓘ 2,246 1,999 1,742 Aizkraukle Municipality Kandava pronunciation ⓘ 4,225 3,831 3,256 Tukums Municipality Kārsava pronunciation ⓘ 2,420 2,105 1,834 Ludza Municipality Koknese pronunciation ⓘ 2,710 2,511 2,448 Aizkraukle Municipality Krāslava pronunciation ⓘ 10,160 8,653 6,967 Krāslava Municipality Kuldīga pronunciation ⓘ 12,755 11,275 9,921 Kuldīga Municipality Ķegums pronunciation ⓘ 2,487 2,271 2,052 Ogre Municipality Ķekava 8,048 8,103 5,118 Ķekava Municipality Lielvārde pronunciation ⓘ 6,837 6,369 5,814 Ogre Municipality Līgatne pronunciation ⓘ 1,239 1,094 1,009 Cēsis Municipality Limbaži pronunciation ⓘ 8,501 7,498 6,571 Limbaži Municipality Līvāni pronunciation ⓘ 8,934 7,939 6,871 Līvāni Municipality Lubāna pronunciation ⓘ 1,873 1,667 1,434 Madona Municipality Ludza pronunciation ⓘ 9,575 8,387 7,530 Ludza Municipality Madona pronunciation ⓘ 8,734 7,646 6,645 Madona Municipality Mazsalaca pronunciation ⓘ 1,474 1,264 1,082 Valmiera Municipality Mārupe 7,754 21,229 15,828 Mārupe Municipality Olaine pronunciation ⓘ 12,667 11,342 10,084 Olaine Municipality Pāvilosta pronunciation ⓘ 1,134 980 804 South Kurzeme Municipality Piltene pronunciation ⓘ 1,053 904 863 Ventspils Municipality Pļaviņas pronunciation ⓘ 3,692 3,248 2,830 Aizkraukle Municipality Preiļi pronunciation ⓘ 7,970 6,817 5,879 Preiļi Municipality Priekule pronunciation ⓘ 2,441 2,091 1,785 South Kurzeme Municipality Rūjiena pronunciation ⓘ 3,377 2,912 2,649 Valmiera Municipality Sabile pronunciation ⓘ 1,404 1,552 1,242 Talsi Municipality Salacgrīva pronunciation ⓘ 3,281 2,823 2,489 Limbaži Municipality Salaspils pronunciation ⓘ 18,159 18,698 17,702 Salaspils Municipality Saldus pronunciation ⓘ 12,306 10,869 9,481 Saldus Municipality Saulkrasti pronunciation ⓘ 3,299 3,176 3,118 Saulkrasti Municipality Seda pronunciation ⓘ 1,547 1,248 1,112 Valmiera Municipality Sigulda pronunciation ⓘ 11,168 11,191 14,428 Sigulda Municipality Skrunda pronunciation ⓘ 2,468 2,118 1,826 Kuldīga Municipality Smiltene pronunciation ⓘ 5,763 5,349 5,160 Smiltene Municipality Staicele pronunciation ⓘ 1,152 951 790 Limbaži Municipality Stende pronunciation ⓘ 1,868 1,743 1,544 Talsi Municipality Strenči pronunciation ⓘ 1,404 1,140 953 Valmiera Municipality Subate pronunciation ⓘ 749 663 501 Augšdaugava Municipality Talsi pronunciation ⓘ 11,201 10,070 8,653 Talsi Municipality Tukums pronunciation ⓘ 19,961 18,414 16,320 Tukums Municipality Valdemārpils pronunciation ⓘ 1,396 1,343 1,106 Talsi Municipality Valka pronunciation ⓘ 6,047 5,181 4,498 Valka Municipality Vangaži pronunciation ⓘ 3,999 3,649 3,237 Ropaži Municipality Varakļāni pronunciation ⓘ 2,106 1,897 1,670 Varakļāni Municipality Viesīte pronunciation ⓘ 1,902 1,615 1,485 Jēkabpils Municipality Viļaka pronunciation ⓘ 1,525 1,364 1,193 Balvi Municipality Viļāni pronunciation ⓘ 3,468 3,035 2,729 Rēzekne Municipality Zilupe pronunciation ⓘ 1,746 1,511 1,451 Ludza Municipality
See also edit References edit ^ a b ^ "Vienojas par desmit valstspilsētām". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-10-07 . ^ "Levits izsludina Administratīvi teritoriālās reformas likumu". Sabiedrība un politika (in Latvian). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-07 . ^ a b "Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās" (PDF) . Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-10-25 . ^ a b "Iedzīvotāju skaits un tā izmaiņas statistiskajos reģionos, republikas pilsētās, novadu pilsētās un novados". Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-16 . ^ a b "Population in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, rural territories, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas by ethnicity". National Statistical System of Latvia. Retrieved 8 July 2023 . External links edit
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There are 10 cities Latvian valstspilseta state city pl valstspilsetas and 71 towns Latvian novada pilseta municipality town pl novada pilsetas in Latvia Cities and towns in Latvia By Latvian law towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well developed architectural infrastructure and street grid and have at least 2 000 residents A settlement can still be designated a town if it has fewer residents but fulfills all other requirements or has been a historic town To become a city a town must typically have at least 25 000 residents Additionally cities should have a well developed commercial district transport public utilities social infrastructure and be a significant center of culture However these requirements may be disregarded if there is sufficient population 1 In 2020 an agreement was reached in Latvian parliament Saeima to rename the previous nine republic cities with the new title of state city valstspilseta It was at this time that a tenth state city Ogre formerly a town was added to the list 2 The 7 largest state cities have their own local governance independent of any municipalities whereas the smallest 3 Jekabpils Ogre and Valmiera belong to their wider corresponding municipalities 3 Contents 1 State cities 2 Towns 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksState cities edit nbsp Riga nbsp Daugavpils nbsp Liepaja nbsp Jelgava nbsp Jurmala nbsp Ventspils nbsp Rezekne City Population 2013 4 Population 2019 5 Population 2023 6 Daugavpils pronunciation nbsp 93 312 82 604 79 299 Jelgava pronunciation nbsp 59 511 55 972 55 384 Jekabpils pronunciation nbsp 24 635 22 076 21 179 Jurmala pronunciation nbsp 50 840 49 325 50 842 Liepaja pronunciation nbsp 76 731 68 945 67 335 Ogre pronunciation nbsp 26 167 24 768 22 767 Rezekne pronunciation nbsp 32 328 27 820 26 805 Riga pronunciation nbsp 658 640 632 614 614 987 Valmiera pronunciation nbsp 25 130 23 125 22 408 Ventspils pronunciation nbsp 38 750 34 377 33 053Towns editTown Population 2010 4 Population 2018 5 Population 2023 6 Municipality 1 Adazi 6 173 6 898 7 403 Adazi Municipality Ainazi pronunciation nbsp 1 008 787 611 Limbazi Municipality Aizkraukle pronunciation nbsp 8 709 7 489 6 850 Aizkraukle Municipality Aizpute pronunciation nbsp 5 104 4 443 3 852 South Kurzeme Municipality Akniste pronunciation nbsp 1 224 1 078 937 Jekabpils Municipality Aloja pronunciation nbsp 1 353 1 197 1 046 Limbazi Municipality Aluksne pronunciation nbsp 8 900 7 555 6 171 Aluksne Municipality Ape pronunciation nbsp 1 083 907 785 Smiltene Municipality Auce pronunciation nbsp 3 076 2 640 2 151 Dobele Municipality Baldone pronunciation nbsp 2 399 3 966 3 708 kekava Municipality Balozi pronunciation nbsp 5 665 6 529 6 874 kekava Municipality Balvi pronunciation nbsp 7 906 6 696 5 623 Balvi Municipality Bauska pronunciation nbsp 10 060 8 988 9 792 Bauska Municipality Broceni pronunciation nbsp 3 411 3 117 2 821 Saldus Municipality Cesis pronunciation nbsp 18 021 16 888 14 588 Cesis Municipality Cesvaine pronunciation nbsp 1 668 1 443 1 212 Madona Municipality Dagda pronunciation nbsp 2 502 2 108 1 826 Kraslava Municipality Dobele pronunciation nbsp 11 152 9 702 8 492 Dobele Municipality Durbe pronunciation nbsp 620 542 492 South Kurzeme Municipality Grobina pronunciation nbsp 4 218 3 861 3 551 South Kurzeme Municipality Gulbene pronunciation nbsp 8 807 7 779 6 801 Gulbene Municipality Iecava pronunciation nbsp 5 921 5 481 5 365 Bauska Municipality Ikskile pronunciation nbsp 4 052 7 359 7 433 Ogre Municipality Ilukste pronunciation nbsp 2 856 2 502 2 157 Augsdaugava Municipality Jaunjelgava pronunciation nbsp 2 246 1 999 1 742 Aizkraukle Municipality Kandava pronunciation nbsp 4 225 3 831 3 256 Tukums Municipality Karsava pronunciation nbsp 2 420 2 105 1 834 Ludza Municipality Koknese pronunciation 2 710 2 511 2 448 Aizkraukle Municipality Kraslava pronunciation nbsp 10 160 8 653 6 967 Kraslava Municipality Kuldiga pronunciation nbsp 12 755 11 275 9 921 Kuldiga Municipality kegums pronunciation nbsp 2 487 2 271 2 052 Ogre Municipality kekava nbsp 8 048 8 103 5 118 kekava Municipality Lielvarde pronunciation nbsp 6 837 6 369 5 814 Ogre Municipality Ligatne pronunciation nbsp 1 239 1 094 1 009 Cesis Municipality Limbazi pronunciation nbsp 8 501 7 498 6 571 Limbazi Municipality Livani pronunciation nbsp 8 934 7 939 6 871 Livani Municipality Lubana pronunciation nbsp 1 873 1 667 1 434 Madona Municipality Ludza pronunciation nbsp 9 575 8 387 7 530 Ludza Municipality Madona pronunciation nbsp 8 734 7 646 6 645 Madona Municipality Mazsalaca pronunciation nbsp 1 474 1 264 1 082 Valmiera Municipality Marupe nbsp 7 754 21 229 15 828 Marupe Municipality Olaine pronunciation nbsp 12 667 11 342 10 084 Olaine Municipality Pavilosta pronunciation nbsp 1 134 980 804 South Kurzeme Municipality Piltene pronunciation nbsp 1 053 904 863 Ventspils Municipality Plavinas pronunciation nbsp 3 692 3 248 2 830 Aizkraukle Municipality Preili pronunciation nbsp 7 970 6 817 5 879 Preili Municipality Priekule pronunciation nbsp 2 441 2 091 1 785 South Kurzeme Municipality Rujiena pronunciation nbsp 3 377 2 912 2 649 Valmiera Municipality Sabile pronunciation nbsp 1 404 1 552 1 242 Talsi Municipality Salacgriva pronunciation nbsp 3 281 2 823 2 489 Limbazi Municipality Salaspils pronunciation nbsp 18 159 18 698 17 702 Salaspils Municipality Saldus pronunciation nbsp 12 306 10 869 9 481 Saldus Municipality Saulkrasti pronunciation nbsp 3 299 3 176 3 118 Saulkrasti Municipality Seda pronunciation nbsp 1 547 1 248 1 112 Valmiera Municipality Sigulda pronunciation nbsp 11 168 11 191 14 428 Sigulda Municipality Skrunda pronunciation nbsp 2 468 2 118 1 826 Kuldiga Municipality Smiltene pronunciation nbsp 5 763 5 349 5 160 Smiltene Municipality Staicele pronunciation nbsp 1 152 951 790 Limbazi Municipality Stende pronunciation nbsp 1 868 1 743 1 544 Talsi Municipality Strenci pronunciation nbsp 1 404 1 140 953 Valmiera Municipality Subate pronunciation nbsp 749 663 501 Augsdaugava Municipality Talsi pronunciation nbsp 11 201 10 070 8 653 Talsi Municipality Tukums pronunciation nbsp 19 961 18 414 16 320 Tukums Municipality Valdemarpils pronunciation nbsp 1 396 1 343 1 106 Talsi Municipality Valka pronunciation nbsp 6 047 5 181 4 498 Valka Municipality Vangazi pronunciation nbsp 3 999 3 649 3 237 Ropazi Municipality Varaklani pronunciation nbsp 2 106 1 897 1 670 Varaklani Municipality Viesite pronunciation nbsp 1 902 1 615 1 485 Jekabpils Municipality Vilaka pronunciation nbsp 1 525 1 364 1 193 Balvi Municipality Vilani pronunciation nbsp 3 468 3 035 2 729 Rezekne Municipality Zilupe pronunciation nbsp 1 746 1 511 1 451 Ludza MunicipalitySee also editAdministrative divisions of Latvia Districts of Latvia Cultural regions of Latvia List of former cities of Latvia List of the most populated municipalities in the Nordic countriesReferences edit a b Law On Administrative Territories and Populated Areas Vienojas par desmit valstspilsetam LA LV in Latvian Retrieved 2023 10 07 Levits izsludina Administrativi teritorialas reformas likumu Sabiedriba un politika in Latvian 2020 06 22 Retrieved 2023 10 07 a b Latvijas iedzivotaju skaits pasvaldibas PDF Centralas statistikas parvaldes datubazes in Latvian Retrieved 2019 10 25 a b Iedzivotaju skaits un ta izmainas statistiskajos regionos republikas pilsetas novadu pilsetas un novados Centralas statistikas parvaldes datubazes in Latvian Retrieved 2019 06 16 a b Population in regions cities municipalities towns rural territories neighbourhoods and densely populated areas by ethnicity National Statistical System of Latvia Retrieved 8 July 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Latvia Vietas lv Map and information of Cities and Districts MillionMetersAroundLatvia Com Map information and photos of Cities Map at archive today archived 2012 12 04 Searchable map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of cities and towns in Latvia 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