Planning regions of Latvia

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There are five planning regions of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas plānošanas reģioni); Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga, Vidzeme and Zemgale. The boundaries of the regions aligns to the boundaries of the municipalities of Latvia following the municipality reform of 1 July 2009. The planning regions of Latvia are not administrative territorial divisions, since they are not mentioned in the law that prescribes the administrative territorial divisions of Latvia.[1]

List[]

Regions Largest city Area Population - (per km2)
Riga Riga 10,132 km2 1,030,071 - (101.7/km2)
Kurzeme Liepāja 13,596 km2 301,621 - (22.2/km2)
Latgale Daugavpils 14,549 km2 304,032 - (20.9/km2)
Zemgale Jelgava 10,733 km2 254,461 - (23.7/km2)
Vidzeme Valmiera 15,246 km2 211,309 - (13.9/km2)
Latvia Riga 64,256 km² 2,070,371 - (32.2/km²)

History[]

Regional institutions began formation 1997 according to municipal initiatives on the planning of common development. Following legislation on regional development, the five planning regions were created according to the 5 May 2009 decision no. 391 of the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers: "Decisions on Territories of the Planning Regions.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). likumi.lv. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  2. ^ "Plānošanas reģioni" (in Latvian). . Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  3. ^ "Noteikumi par plānošanas reģionu teritorijām" (in Latvian). Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia. 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2010-01-10.

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