Planning regions of Latvia

Kurzeme Region

Zemgale Region

Riga 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

Regions	Largest City	Area	Population - (per km²)
Riga	Riga	10,132 km²	1,030,071 - (101.7/km²)
Kurzeme	Liepāja	13,596 km²	301,621 - (22.2/km²)
Latgale	Daugavpils	14,549 km²	304,032 - (20.9/km²)
Zemgale	Jelgava	10,733 km²	254,461 - (23.7/km²)
Vidzeme	Valmiera	15,246 km²	211,309 - (13.9/km²)
Latvia	Riga	64,256 km²	2,070,371 - (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.

External links

• Ministry of Regional Development and Local-governments