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[edit]

City	Population (2011 census)^[2]	Population (2019)^[3]
Daugavpils pronunciation (help·info)	93312	82604
Jēkabpils pronunciation (help·info)	24635	22076
Jelgava pronunciation (help·info)	59511	55972
Jūrmala pronunciation (help·info)	50840	49325
Liepāja pronunciation (help·info)	76731	68945
Rēzekne pronunciation (help·info)	32328	27820
Rīga pronunciation (help·info)	658640	632614
Valmiera pronunciation (help·info)	25130	23125
Ventspils pronunciation (help·info)	38750	34377

Towns[edit]

Town	Population (2010)^[2]	Population (2018)^[3]	Municipality^[1]
Ainaži pronunciation (help·info)	1008	787	Salacgrīva Municipality
Aizkraukle pronunciation (help·info)	8709	7489	Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizpute pronunciation (help·info)	5104	4443	Aizpute Municipality
Aknīste pronunciation (help·info)	1224	1078	Aknīste Municipality
Aloja pronunciation (help·info)	1353	1197	Aloja Municipality
Alūksne pronunciation (help·info)	8900	7555	Alūksne Municipality
Ape pronunciation (help·info)	1083	907	Ape Municipality
Auce pronunciation (help·info)	3076	2640	Auce Municipality
Baldone pronunciation (help·info)	2399	3966	Baldone Municipality
Baloži pronunciation (help·info)	5665	6529	Ķekava Municipality
Balvi pronunciation (help·info)	7906	6696	Balvi Municipality
Bauska pronunciation (help·info)	10060	8988	Bauska Municipality
Brocēni pronunciation (help·info)	3411	3117	Brocēni Municipality
Cēsis pronunciation (help·info)	18021	16888	Cēsis Municipality
Cesvaine pronunciation (help·info)	1668	1443	Cesvaine Municipality
Dagda pronunciation (help·info)	2502	2108	Dagda Municipality
Dobele pronunciation (help·info)	11152	9702	Dobele Municipality
Durbe pronunciation (help·info)	620	542	Durbe Municipality
Grobiņa pronunciation (help·info)	4218	3861	Grobiņa Municipality
Gulbene pronunciation (help·info)	8807	7779	Gulbene Municipality
Ikšķile pronunciation (help·info)	4052	7359	Ikšķile Municipality
Ilūkste pronunciation (help·info)	2856	2502	Ilūkste Municipality
Jaunjelgava pronunciation (help·info)	2246	1999	Jaunjelgava Municipality
Kandava pronunciation (help·info)	4225	3831	Kandava Municipality
Kārsava pronunciation (help·info)	2420	2105	Kārsava Municipality
Krāslava pronunciation (help·info)	10160	8653	Krāslava Municipality
Kuldīga pronunciation (help·info)	12755	11275	Kuldīga Municipality
Ķegums pronunciation (help·info)	2487	2271	Ķegums Municipality
Lielvārde pronunciation (help·info)	6837	6369	Lielvārde Municipality
Līgatne pronunciation (help·info)	1239	1094	Līgatne Municipality
Limbaži pronunciation (help·info)	8501	7498	Limbaži Municipality
Līvāni pronunciation (help·info)	8934	7939	Līvāni Municipality
Lubāna pronunciation (help·info)	1873	1667	Lubāna Municipality
Ludza pronunciation (help·info)	9575	8387	Ludza Municipality
Madona pronunciation (help·info)	8734	7646	Madona Municipality
Mazsalaca pronunciation (help·info)	1474	1264	Mazsalaca Municipality
Ogre pronunciation (help·info)	26167	24768	Ogre Municipality
Olaine pronunciation (help·info)	12667	11342	Olaine Municipality
Pāvilosta pronunciation (help·info)	1134	980	Pāvilosta Municipality
Piltene pronunciation (help·info)	1053	904	Ventspils Municipality
Pļaviņas pronunciation (help·info)	3692	3248	Pļaviņas Municipality
Preiļi pronunciation (help·info)	7970	6817	Preiļi Municipality
Priekule pronunciation (help·info)	2441	2091	Priekule Municipality
Rūjiena pronunciation (help·info)	3377	2912	Rūjiena Municipality
Sabile pronunciation (help·info)	1404	1552	Talsi Municipality
Salacgrīva pronunciation (help·info)	3281	2823	Salacgrīva Municipality
Salaspils pronunciation (help·info)	18159	18698	Salaspils Municipality
Saldus pronunciation (help·info)	12306	10869	Saldus Municipality
Saulkrasti pronunciation (help·info)	3299	3176	Saulkrasti Municipality
Seda pronunciation (help·info)	1547	1248	Strenči Municipality
Sigulda pronunciation (help·info)	11168	11191	Sigulda Municipality
Skrunda pronunciation (help·info)	2468	2118	Skrunda Municipality
Smiltene pronunciation (help·info)	5763	5349	Smiltene Municipality
Staicele pronunciation (help·info)	1152	951	Aloja Municipality
Stende pronunciation (help·info)	1868	1743	Talsi Municipality
Strenči pronunciation (help·info)	1404	1140	Strenči Municipality
Subate pronunciation (help·info)	749	663	Ilūkste Municipality
Talsi pronunciation (help·info)	11201	10070	Talsi Municipality
Tukums pronunciation (help·info)	19961	18414	Tukums Municipality
Valdemārpils pronunciation (help·info)	1396	1343	Talsi Municipality
Valka pronunciation (help·info)	6047	5181	Valka Municipality
Vangaži pronunciation (help·info)	3999	3649	Inčukalns Municipality
Varakļāni pronunciation (help·info)	2106	1897	Varakļāni Municipality
Viesīte pronunciation (help·info)	1902	1615	Viesīte Municipality
Viļaka pronunciation (help·info)	1525	1364	Viļaka Municipality
Viļāni pronunciation (help·info)	3468	3035	Viļāni Municipality
Zilupe pronunciation (help·info)	1746	1511	Zilupe Municipality

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Law On Administrative Territories and Populated Areas^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/dokuments/2010/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf
^ ^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.

External links[edit]

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

[likums-1] Law On Administrative Territories and Populated Areas^{[permanent dead link]}

[PMLP-2] ttp://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/dokuments/2010/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf

[:0-3] "Iedzīvotāju skaits un tā izmaiņas statistiskajos reģionos, republikas pilsētās, novadu pilsētās un novados". Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-16.

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