The current administrative division of Latvia has existed since 1 July 2009. According to the Administrative territorial reform of Latvia, Latvia changed its administrative divisions from two-tier municipalities (the districts were the first-level municipalities, while towns (cities), town's countryside territories and parishes were the second-level municipalities) to unitary municipalities - districts were abolished, while towns/cities (Latvian: pilsētas, plural), and towns' rural hinterland (Latvian: pilsētu lauku teritorijas, plural) and parishes (Latvian: pagasti, plural) were merged into 110 municipalities (Latvian: novadi, plural), while 9 larger cities got the status of republic cities (Latvian: republikas pilsētas, plural).[1] with their own city council and administration.[2][3]
Municipalities are mainly subdivided into territorial units (novada teritoriālās vienības): municipal parishes (novada pagasti) and municipal towns (novada pilsētas),[4] however, there are municipalities without any subdivision.
On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that will reduce the 110 municipalities and 9 cities to 42 local government units.[5]
Republican cities
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Administrative divisions of Latvia (as of 3 January 2011)
| № | Name of the City | Population (2020 estimate)[6] | GRP billions €, 2018[7] | GRP per capita €, 2018[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ){kind=small} | 82,046 | 0.693 | 8,400 |
| 2. | ){kind=small} | 21,928 | 0.235 | 10,600 |
| 3. | ){kind=small} | 56,062 | 0.583 | 10,400 |
| 4. | ){kind=small} | 49,687 | 0.421 | 8,600 |
| 5. | ){kind=small} | 68,535 | 0.897 | 13,000 |
| 6. | ){kind=small} | 27,613 | 0.283 | 10,100 |
| 7. | ){kind=small} | 627,487 | 16.395 | 25,800 |
| 8. | ){kind=small} | 23,050 | 0.391 | 16,900 |
| 9. | ){kind=small} | 33,906 | 0.470 | 13,600 |
Municipalities and their territorial units
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Administrative divisions of Latvia in colors (as of 3. January 2011)
| № | Municipality | Population (2011)[8] | Territorial units of municipality: (Towns and parishes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ){kind=small} | 3,930 | Aglona Parish Grāveri Parish Kastuļina Parish Šķeltova Parish |
| 2. | ){kind=small} | 8,984 | Aizkraukle Parish Aizkraukle town |
| 3. | ){kind=small} | 9,265 | Aizpute Parish Aizpute town Cīrava Parish Kalvene Parish Kazdanga Parish Laža Parish |
| 4. | ){kind=small} | 2,967 | Aknīste town Aknīste Parish Asare Parish Gārsene Parish |
| 5. | ){kind=small} | 5,316 | Aloja town Aloja Parish Braslava Parish Brīvzemnieki Parish Staicele town Staicele Parish |
| 6. | ){kind=small} | 1,470 | |
| 7. | ){kind=small} | 17,177 | Alsviķi Parish Alūksne town Anna Parish Ilzene Parish Jaunalūksne Parish Jaunanna Parish Jaunlaicene Parish Kalncempji Parish Liepna Parish Maliena Parish Mālupe Parish Mārkalne Parish Pededze Parish Veclaicene Parish Zeltiņi Parish Ziemeri Parish |
| 8. | ){kind=small} | 5,667 | Amata Parish Drabeši Parish Nītaure Parish Skujene Parish Zaube Parish |
| 9. | ){kind=small} | 3,834 | Ape town Ape Parish Gaujiena Parish Trapene Parish Vireši Parish |
| 10. | ){kind=small} | 7,345 | Auce town Bēne Parish Īle Parish Lielauce Parish Ukri Parish Vecauce Parish Vītiņi Parish |
| 11. | ){kind=small} | 10,027 | |
| 12. | ){kind=small} | 9,408 | Sala Parish Babīte Parish |
| 13. | ){kind=small} | 5,478 | Baldone town Baldone Parish |
| 14. | ){kind=small} | 1,177 | |
| 15. | ){kind=small} | 14,154 | Balvi Parish Balvi town Bērzkalne Parish Bērzpils Parish Briežuciems Parish Krišjāņi Parish Kubuli Parish Lazduleja Parish Tilža Parish Vectilža Parish Vīksna Parish |
| 16. | ){kind=small} | 25,561 | Bauska town Brunava Parish Ceraukste Parish Code Parish Dāviņi Parish Gailīši Parish Īslīce Parish Mežotne Parish Vecsaule Parish |
| 17. | ){kind=small} | 3,260 | Brenguļi Parish Kauguri Parish Trikāta Parish |
| 18. | ){kind=small} | 6,233 | Brocēni town Blīdene Parish Ciecere Parish Gaiķi Parish Remte Parish |
| 19. | ){kind=small} | 8,307 | Burtnieki Parish Ēvele Parish Matīši Parish Rencēni Parish Valmiera Parish Vecate Parish |
| 20. | ){kind=small} | 6,712 | |
| 21. | ){kind=small} | 18,246 | Cēsis town Vaive Parish |
| 22. | ){kind=small} | 2,802 | Cesvaine town Cesvaine Parish |
| 23. | ){kind=small} | 2,875 | Blonti Parish Cibla Parish Līdumnieki Parish Pušmucova Parish Zvirgzdene Parish |
| 24. | ){kind=small} | 8,286 | Andrupene Parish Andzeļi Parish Asūne Parish Bērziņi Parish Dagda town Dagda Parish Ezernieki Parish Konstantinova Parish Ķepova Parish Svariņi Parish Šķaune Parish |
| 25. | ){kind=small} | 25,127 | Ambeļi Parish Biķernieki Parish Demene Parish Dubna Parish Kalkūne Parish Kalupe Parish Laucesa Parish Līksna Parish Maļinova Parish Medumi Parish Naujene Parish Nīcgale Parish Saliena Parish Skrudaliena Parish Svente Parish Tabore Parish Vabole Parish Vecsaliena Parish Višķi Parish |
| 26. | ){kind=small} | 22,216 | Annenieki Parish Auri Parish Bērze Parish Biksti Parish Dobele Parish Dobele town Jaunbērze Parish Krimūna Parish Naudīte Parish Penkule Parish Zebrene Parish |
| 27. | ){kind=small} | 4,228 | Kolka Parish Dundaga Parish |
| 28. | ){kind=small} | 3,048 | Dunalka Parish Durbe town Durbe Parish Tadaiķi Parish Vecpils Parish |
| 29. | ){kind=small} | 7,575 | Engure Parish Lapmežciems Parish Smārde Parish |
| 30. | ){kind=small} | 3,193 | Ērgļi Parish Jumurda Parish Sausnēja Parish |
| 31. | ){kind=small} | 7,768 | |
| 32. | ){kind=small} | 9,345 | Bārta Parish Gavieze Parish Grobiņa Parish Grobiņa town Medze Parish |
| 33. | ){kind=small} | 22,794 | Beļava Parish Dauksti Parish Druviena Parish Galgauska Parish Gulbene town Jaungulbene Parish Lejasciems Parish Litene Parish Lizums Parish Līgo Parish Ranka Parish Stāmeriena Parish Stradi Parish Tirza Parish |
| 34. | ){kind=small} | 9,059 | |
| 35. | ){kind=small} | 8,798 | Ikšķile town Tīnūži Parish |
| 36. | ){kind=small} | 7,935 | Inčukalns Parish Vangaži town |
| 37. | ){kind=small} | 7,994 | Bebrene Parish Dviete Parish Eglaine Parish Ilūkste town Pilskalne Parish Prode Parish Subate town Šēdere Parish |
| 38. | ){kind=small} | 5,797 | Daudzese Parish Jaunjelgava town Jaunjelgava Parish Sece Parish Sērene Parish Staburags Parish Sunākste Parish |
| 39. | ){kind=small} | 2,390 | Jaunpiebalga Parish Zosēni Parish |
| 40. | ){kind=small} | 2,450 | Jaunpils Parish Viesati Parish |
| 41. | ){kind=small} | 5,087 | Ābeļi Parish Dignāja Parish Dunava Parish Kalna Parish Leimaņi Parish Rubene Parish Zasa Parish |
| 42. | ){kind=small} | 24,649 | Eleja Parish Glūda Parish Jaunsvirlauka Parish Kalnciems Parish Lielplatone Parish Līvbērze Parish Platone Parish Sesava Parish Svēte Parish Valgunde Parish Vilce Parish Vircava Parish Zaļenieki Parish |
| 43. | ){kind=small} | 8,885 | Cēre Parish Kandava Parish Kandava town Matkule Parish Vāne Parish Zante Parish Zemīte Parish |
| 44. | ){kind=small} | 6,278 | Goliševa Parish Kārsava town Malnava Parish Mērdzene Parish Mežvidi Parish Salnava Parish |
| 45. | ){kind=small} | 6,311 | Bērzaine Parish Dikļi Parish Kocēni Parish Vaidava Parish Zilākalns Parish |
| 46. | ){kind=small} | 5,445 | Bebri Parish Irši Parish Koknese Parish |
| 47. | ){kind=small} | 17,506 | Auleja Parish Indra Parish Izvalta Parish Kalnieši Parish Kaplava Parish Kombuļi Parish Krāslava Parish Krāslava town Piedruja Parish Robežnieki Parish Skaista Parish Ūdrīši Parish |
| 48. | ){kind=small} | 5,323 | Krimulda Parish Lēdurga Parish |
| 49. | ){kind=small} | 6,086 | Atašiene Parish Krustpils Parish Kūkas Parish Mežāre Parish Varieši Parish Vīpe Parish |
| 50. | ){kind=small} | 24,850 | Ēdole Parish Gudenieki Parish Īvande Parish Kabile Parish Kuldīga town Kurmāle Parish Laidi Parish Padure Parish Pelči Parish Renda Parish Rumba Parish Snēpele Parish Turlava Parish Vārme Parish |
| 51. | ){kind=small} | 5,735 | Ķegums town Birzgale Parish Rembate Parish Tome Parish |
| 52. | ){kind=small} | 21,913 | Baloži town Daugmale Parish Ķekava Parish |
| 53. | ){kind=small} | 10,388 | Jumprava Parish Lēdmane Parish Lielvārde town Lielvārde Parish |
| 54. | ){kind=small} | 3,684 | Līgatne Parish Līgatne town |
| 55. | ){kind=small} | 17,781 | Katvari Parish Limbaži Parish Limbaži town Pāle Parish Skulte Parish Umurga Parish Vidriži Parish Viļķene Parish |
| 56. | ){kind=small} | 12,496 | Jersika Parish Līvāni town Rožupe Parish Rudzāti Parish Sutri Parish Turki Parish |
| 57. | ){kind=small} | 2,537 | Indrāni Parish Lubāna town |
| 58. | ){kind=small} | 14,226 | Briģi Parish Cirma Parish Isnauda Parish Istra Parish Ludza town Nirza Parish Ņukši Parish Pilda Parish Pureņi Parish Rundēni Parish |
| 59. | ){kind=small} | 25,118 | Arona Parish Barkava Parish Bērzaune Parish Dzelzava Parish Kalsnava Parish Lazdona Parish Liezēre Parish Ļaudona Parish Madona town Mārciena Parish Mētriena Parish Ošupe Parish Prauliena Parish Sarkaņi Parish Vestiena Parish |
| 60. | ){kind=small} | 3,626 | |
| 61. | ){kind=small} | 15,950 | |
| 62. | ){kind=small} | 3,460 | Mazsalaca town Mazsalaca Parish Ramata Parish Sēļi Parish Skaņkalne Parish |
| 63. | ){kind=small} | 1,638 | |
| 64. | ){kind=small} | 1,987 | Ķoņi Parish Naukšēni Parish |
| 65. | ){kind=small} | 3,878 | Mazzalve Parish Nereta Parish Pilskalne Parish Zalve Parish |
| 66. | ){kind=small} | 3,579 | Nīca Parish Otaņķi Parish |
| 67. | ){kind=small} | 36,202 | Krape Parish Ķeipene Parish Laubere Parish Madliena Parish Mazozoli Parish Meņģele Parish Ogre town Ogresgals Parish Suntaži Parish Taurupe Parish |
| 68. | ){kind=small} | 20,116 | Olaine Parish Olaine town |
| 69. | ){kind=small} | 9,753 | Ozolnieki Parish Cena Parish Salgale Parish |
| 70. | ){kind=small} | 3,953 | Raiskums Parish Stalbe Parish Straupe Parish |
| 71. | ){kind=small} | 2,850 | Vērgale Parish Pāvilosta town Saka Parish |
| 72. | ){kind=small} | 5,680 | Aiviekste Parish Klintaine Parish Pļaviņas town Vietalva Parish |
| 73. | ){kind=small} | 10,696 | Aizkalne Parish Pelēči Parish Preiļi Parish Preiļi town Sauna Parish |
| 74. | ){kind=small} | 5,837 | Bunka Parish Virga Parish Gramzda Parish Kalēti Parish Priekule town Priekule Parish |
| 75. | ){kind=small} | 8,365 | Liepa Parish Mārsnēni Parish Priekuļi Parish Veselava Parish |
| 76. | ){kind=small} | 3,592 | Drusti Parish Rauna Parish |
| 77. | ){kind=small} | 28,208 | Audriņi Parish Bērzgale Parish Čornaja Parish Dricāni Parish Feimaņi Parish Gaigalava Parish Griškāni Parish Ilzeskalns Parish Kantinieki Parish Kaunata Parish Lendži Parish Lūznava Parish Mākoņkalns Parish Malta Parish Nagļi Parish Nautrēni Parish Ozolaine Parish Ozolmuiža Parish Puša Parish Rikava Parish Sakstagals Parish Silmala Parish Stoļerova Parish Strūžāni Parish Vērēmi Parish |
| 78. | ){kind=small} | 5,536 | Galēni Parish Riebiņi Parish Rušona Parish Silajāņi Parish Sīļukalns Parish Stabulnieki Parish |
| 79. | ){kind=small} | 3,972 | Roja Parish |
| 80. | ){kind=small} | 6,904 | |
| 81. | ){kind=small} | 1,814 | Dunika Parish Rucava Parish |
| 82. | ){kind=small} | 2,363 | Lazdukalns Parish Rugāji Parish |
| 83. | ){kind=small} | 3,698 | Rundāle Parish Svitene Parish Viesturi Parish |
| 84. | ){kind=small} | 5,577 | Ipiķi Parish Jeri Parish Lode Parish Rūjiena town Vilpulka Parish |
| 85. | ){kind=small} | 8,323 | Ainaži town Ainaži Parish Liepupe Parish Salacgrīva town Salacgrīva Parish |
| 86. | ){kind=small} | 3,796 | Sēlpils Parish Sala Parish |
| 87. | ){kind=small} | 22,391 | Salaspils town Salaspils Parish |
| 88. | ){kind=small} | 25,604 | Ezere Parish Jaunauce Parish Jaunlutriņi Parish Kursīši Parish Lutriņi Parish Nīgrande Parish Novadnieki Parish Pampāļi Parish Ruba Parish Saldus Parish Saldus town Šķēde Parish Vadakste Parish Zaņa Parish Zirņi Parish Zvārde Parish |
| 89. | ){kind=small} | 5,855 | Saulkrasti town Saulkrasti Parish |
| 90. | ){kind=small} | 2,293 | |
| 91. | ){kind=small} | 16,729 | Allaži Parish More Parish Sigulda Parish Sigulda town |
| 92. | ){kind=small} | 3,708 | |
| 93. | ){kind=small} | 5,313 | Nīkrāce Parish Raņķi Parish Rudbārži Parish Skrunda town Skrunda Parish |
| 94. | ){kind=small} | 13,078 | Bilska Parish Blome Parish Branti Parish Grundzāle Parish Launkalne Parish Palsmane Parish Smiltene Parish Smiltene town Variņi Parish |
| 95. | ){kind=small} | 10,096 | |
| 96. | ){kind=small} | 3,827 | Jērcēni Parish Plāņi Parish Seda town Strenči town |
| 97. | ){kind=small} | 31,219 | Abava Parish Ārlava Parish Balgale Parish Ģibuļi Parish Īve Parish Ķūļciems Parish Laidze Parish Lauciene Parish Lībagi Parish Lube Parish Sabile town Stende town Strazde Parish Talsi town Valdemārpils town Valdgale Parish Vandzene Parish Virbi Parish |
| 98. | ){kind=small} | 3,687 | Augstkalne Parish Bukaiši Parish Tērvete Parish |
| 99. | ){kind=small} | 30,614 | Degole Parish Džūkste Parish Irlava Parish Jaunsāti Parish Lestene Parish Pūre Parish Sēme Parish Slampe Parish Tukums town Tume Parish Zentene Parish |
| 100. | ){kind=small} | 2,613 | Embūte Parish Vaiņode Parish |
| 101. | ){kind=small} | 9,299 | Ērģeme Parish Kārķi Parish Valka Parish Valka town Vijciems Parish Zvārtava Parish |
| 102. | ){kind=small} | 3,560 | Murmastiene Parish Varakļāni Parish Varakļāni town |
| 103. | ){kind=small} | 2,113 | Rožkalni Parish Upmala Parish Vārkava Parish |
| 104. | ){kind=small} | 4,161 | Dzērbene Parish Ineši Parish Kaive Parish Taurene Parish Vecpiebalga Parish |
| 105. | ){kind=small} | 8,786 | Bārbele Parish Kurmene Parish Skaistkalne Parish Stelpe Parish Valle Parish Vecumnieki Parish |
| 106. | ){kind=small} | 12,139 | Ance Parish Jūrkalne Parish Piltene town Piltene Parish Pope Parish Puze Parish Tārgale Parish Ugāle Parish Usma Parish Užava Parish Vārve Parish Ziras Parish Zlēkas Parish |
| 107. | ){kind=small} | 4,133 | Elkšņi Parish Rite Parish Sauka Parish Viesīte town Viesīte Parish |
| 108. | ){kind=small} | 5,665 | Kuprava Parish Medņeva Parish Susāji Parish Šķilbēni Parish Vecumi Parish Viļaka town Žīguri Parish |
| 109. | ){kind=small} | 6,409 | Dekšāres Parish Sokolki Parish Viļāni Parish Viļāni town |
| 110. | ){kind=small} | 3,353 | Lauderi Parish Pasiene Parish Zaļesje Parish Zilupe town |
See also
- Administrative divisions of Latvia before 2009
- Cultural regions of Latvia
- Districts of Latvia
- List of cities and towns in Latvia
- List of former cities of Latvia
- Planning regions of Latvia
- Statistical regions of Latvia
- ISO 3166-2:LV
References
- ^ HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF TERRITORIAL REFORM IN LATVIA
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). likumi.lv. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums". nais.lv (in Latvian). 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
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- ^ "Saeima finally approves major regional reforms". Latvian Public Broadcasting. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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