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Cities and towns in Latvia
There are 10 cities (
Latvian : valstspilsēta , "state city",
pl. valstspilsētas ) and 71 towns (
Latvian : novada pilsēta , "municipality town",
pl. novada pilsētas ) 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
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
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
1,332
Ludza Municipality
See also
References
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