Administrative divisions of Latvia
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
| № | Name of the City | Population (2020 estimate)[6] |
GRP billions €, 2018[7] |
GRP per capita €, 2018[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
82,046 | 0.693 | 8,400 |
| 2. |  |
21,928 | 0.235 | 10,600 |
| 3. |  |
56,062 | 0.583 | 10,400 |
| 4. |  |
49,687 | 0.421 | 8,600 |
| 5. |  |
68,535 | 0.897 | 13,000 |
| 6. |  |
27,613 | 0.283 | 10,100 |
| 7. |  |
627,487 | 16.395 | 25,800 |
| 8. |  |
23,050 | 0.391 | 16,900 |
| 9. |  |
33,906 | 0.470 | 13,600 |
Municipalities and their territorial units
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See also
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.
- "Saeima finally approves major regional reforms". Latvian Public Broadcasting. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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