Planning regions of Latvia

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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