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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.
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.
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.
State cities
Riga Daugavpils Liepāja Jelgava Jūrmala Ventspils Rēzekne
City
Population (2013)
Population (2019)
Population (2024)
Rīga pronunciation 658,640
632,614
605,273
Daugavpils pronunciation 93,312
82,604
77,799
Liepāja pronunciation 76,731
68,945
66,680
Jelgava pronunciation 59,511
55,972
54,701
Jūrmala pronunciation 50,840
49,325
52,154
Ventspils pronunciation 38,750
34,377
32,634
Rēzekne pronunciation 32,328
27,820
26,131
Ogre pronunciation 26,167
24,768
22,767
Valmiera pronunciation 25,130
23,125
22,376
Jēkabpils pronunciation 24,635
22,076
21,150
Towns
Town
Population (2010)
Population (2018)
Population (2024)
Municipality
Ādaži
6,173
6,898
7,535
Ādaži Municipality
Ainaži pronunciation 1,008
787
644
Limbaži Municipality
Aizkraukle pronunciation 8,709
7,489
6,853
Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizpute pronunciation 5,104
4,443
3,892
South Kurzeme Municipality
Aknīste pronunciation 1,224
1,078
917
Jēkabpils Municipality
Aloja pronunciation 1,353
1,197
1,060
Limbaži Municipality
Alūksne pronunciation 8,900
7,555
6,175
Alūksne Municipality
Ape pronunciation 1,083
907
777
Smiltene Municipality
Auce pronunciation 3,076
2,640
2,136
Dobele Municipality
Baldone pronunciation 2,399
3,966
3,711
Ķekava Municipality
Baloži pronunciation 5,665
6,529
6,846
Ķekava Municipality
Balvi pronunciation 7,906
6,696
5,584
Balvi Municipality
Bauska pronunciation 10,060
8,988
9,811
Bauska Municipality
Brocēni pronunciation 3,411
3,117
2,834
Saldus Municipality
Cēsis pronunciation 18,021
16,888
14,699
Cēsis Municipality
Cesvaine pronunciation 1,668
1,443
1,210
Madona Municipality
Dagda pronunciation 2,502
2,108
1,805
Krāslava Municipality
Dobele pronunciation 11,152
9,702
8,589
Dobele Municipality
Durbe pronunciation 620
542
483
South Kurzeme Municipality
Grobiņa pronunciation 4,218
3,861
3,593
South Kurzeme Municipality
Gulbene pronunciation 8,807
7,779
6,715
Gulbene Municipality
Iecava (pronunciation ) 5,921
5,481
5,343
Bauska Municipality
Ikšķile pronunciation 4,052
7,359
7,448
Ogre Municipality
Ilūkste pronunciation 2,856
2,502
2,082
Augšdaugava Municipality
Jaunjelgava pronunciation 2,246
1,999
1,713
Aizkraukle Municipality
Kandava pronunciation 4,225
3,831
3,276
Tukums Municipality
Kārsava pronunciation 2,420
2,105
1,843
Ludza Municipality
Koknese pronunciation 2,710
2,511
2,427
Aizkraukle Municipality
Krāslava pronunciation 10,160
8,653
6,854
Krāslava Municipality
Kuldīga pronunciation 12,755
11,275
9,940
Kuldīga Municipality
Ķegums pronunciation 2,487
2,271
2,059
Ogre Municipality
Ķekava 8,048
8,103
5,039
Ķekava Municipality
Lielvārde pronunciation 6,837
6,369
5,853
Ogre Municipality
Līgatne pronunciation 1,239
1,094
1,009
Cēsis Municipality
Limbaži pronunciation 8,501
7,498
6,613
Limbaži Municipality
Līvāni pronunciation 8,934
7,939
6,790
Līvāni Municipality
Lubāna pronunciation 1,873
1,667
1,453
Madona Municipality
Ludza pronunciation 9,575
8,387
7,524
Ludza Municipality
Madona pronunciation 8,734
7,646
6,561
Madona Municipality
Mazsalaca pronunciation 1,474
1,264
1,113
Valmiera Municipality
Mārupe 7,754
21,229
16,544
Mārupe Municipality
Olaine pronunciation 12,667
11,342
9,908
Olaine Municipality
Pāvilosta pronunciation 1,134
980
851
South Kurzeme Municipality
Piltene pronunciation 1,053
904
821
Ventspils Municipality
Pļaviņas pronunciation 3,692
3,248
2,823
Aizkraukle Municipality
Preiļi pronunciation 7,970
6,817
5,841
Preiļi Municipality
Priekule pronunciation 2,441
2,091
1,810
South Kurzeme Municipality
Rūjiena pronunciation 3,377
2,912
2,650
Valmiera Municipality
Sabile pronunciation 1,404
1,552
1,369
Talsi Municipality
Salacgrīva pronunciation 3,281
2,823
2,480
Limbaži Municipality
Salaspils pronunciation 18,159
18,698
17,826
Salaspils Municipality
Saldus pronunciation 12,306
10,869
9,553
Saldus Municipality
Saulkrasti pronunciation 3,299
3,176
3,149
Saulkrasti Municipality
Seda pronunciation 1,547
1,248
1,092
Valmiera Municipality
Sigulda pronunciation 11,168
11,191
14,632
Sigulda Municipality
Skrunda pronunciation 2,468
2,118
1,767
Kuldīga Municipality
Smiltene pronunciation 5,763
5,349
5,129
Smiltene Municipality
Staicele pronunciation 1,152
951
766
Limbaži Municipality
Stende pronunciation 1,868
1,743
1,532
Talsi Municipality
Strenči pronunciation 1,404
1,140
957
Valmiera Municipality
Subate pronunciation 749
663
549
Augšdaugava Municipality
Talsi pronunciation 11,201
10,070
8,649
Talsi Municipality
Tukums pronunciation 19,961
18,414
16,318
Tukums Municipality
Valdemārpils pronunciation 1,396
1,343
1,135
Talsi Municipality
Valka pronunciation 6,047
5,181
4,564
Valka Municipality
Vangaži pronunciation 3,999
3,649
3,192
Ropaži Municipality
Varakļāni pronunciation 2,106
1,897
1,653
Varakļāni Municipality
Viesīte pronunciation 1,902
1,615
1,510
Jēkabpils Municipality
Viļaka pronunciation 1,525
1,364
1,172
Balvi Municipality
Viļāni pronunciation 3,468
3,035
2,749
Rēzekne Municipality
Zilupe pronunciation 1,746
1,511
1,271
Ludza Municipality
See also
References
^ Law On Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
"Vienojas par desmit valstspilsētām" . LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-10-07."Levits izsludina Administratīvi teritoriālās reformas likumu" . Sabiedrība un politika (in Latvian). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-07.^ "Latvijas iedzīvotāju skaits pašvaldībās" (PDF). Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits un tā izmaiņas statistiskajos reģionos, republikas pilsētās, novadu pilsētās un novados" . Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datubāzes (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-16.
^ "Population in cities, towns and counties" . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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