Planning regions of Latvia

Zemgale Region
Vidzeme Region
Latgale Region

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

RegionsLargest CityAreaPopulation - (per km²)
RigaRiga10,132 km²1,030,071 - (101.7/km²)
KurzemeLiepāja13,596 km²301,621 - (22.2/km²)
LatgaleDaugavpils14,549 km²304,032 - (20.9/km²)
ZemgaleJelgava10,733 km²254,461 - (23.7/km²)
VidzemeValmiera15,246 km²211,309 - (13.9/km²)
LatviaRiga64,256 km²2,070,371 - (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). Ministry of Regional Development and Local-governments. 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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