Administrative divisions of Latvia
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.
On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 42 local government units consisting of 35 municipalities (novadi) and seven state cities (valstspilsētas, plural).[1][2] On 1 June 2021, the Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled that the annexation of Varakļāni Municipality to Rēzekne Municipality was unconstitutional. In response, the Saeima decided to preserve the existence of Varakļāni Municipality as a 43rd local government unit.[3]
State cities with independent governments as of 2021
The 2020 law on administrative territories and populated areas designated Ogre and the previous nine republic cities as state cities. It also provided for the promotion of Iecava and Koknese to state city status on 1 July 2021. However, under the same law, only the seven state cities listed in the following table will have local governments which are independent of any municipality. The state cities of Jēkabpils and Valmiera became part of Jēkabpils Municipality and Valmiera Municipality respectively on 1 July 2021.[2]
| № | City name | Population (2021 estimate)[4] |
GRP billions €, 2018[5] |
GRP per capita €, 2018[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
80,627 | 0.693 | 8,400 |
| 2. |  |
55,336 | 0.583 | 10,400 |
| 3. |  |
50,248 | 0.421 | 8,600 |
| 4. |  |
67,964 | 0.897 | 13,000 |
| 5. |  |
26,839 | 0.283 | 10,100 |
| 6. |  |
614,618 | 16.395 | 25,800 |
| 7. |  |
33,372 | 0.470 | 13,600 |
Municipalities as of 2021
As of 1 July 2021, there are 36 municipalities in Latvia:[3][6]
See also
References
- "Saeima finally approves major regional reforms". Latvian Public Broadcasting. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas". Likumi. Latvijas Vēstnesis. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Upleja, Sanita (1 June 2021). "Varakļāni paliek kā atsevišķs novads; Rēzeknes un Varakļānu novadā vēlēšanas pārceltas (plkst. 16.15)". Delfi (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Population by sex and age group in regions, cities, municipalities, towns, rural territories, neighbourhoods and densely populated areas at the beginning of the year by Sex, Age group, Territorial unit and Time period". Official Statistics Portal.
- "Meklēt | Oficiālās statistikas portāls".
- "Grozījumi Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likumā". Likumi (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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