Planning regions of Latvia
There are five planning regions of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas plānošanas reģioni); the Kurzeme, Latgale, Riga, Vidzeme and Zemgale regions. 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 divions of Latvia.[1]
List
| Regions |
Largest City |
Area |
Population - (per km²) |
| Riga Region |
Riga |
10,132 km² |
1,098,523 - (108.3/km²) |
| Kurzeme Region |
Liepāja |
13,596 km² |
301,621 - (22.1/km²) |
| Latgale Region |
Daugavpils |
14,549 km² |
343,646 - (23.5/km²) |
| Zemgale Region |
Jelgava |
10,733 km² |
281,928 - (26.1/km²) |
| Vidzeme Region |
Valmiera |
15,246 km² |
235,576 - (15.4/km²) |
| Latvia |
Riga |
64,256 km² |
2,261,294 - (34.9/km²) |
History
Regional institutions began formation 1997 according to municipial 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]
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