Riga Planning Region (before 2021) explained

See also: Riga Planning Region (from 2021).

Riga Region
Settlement Type:Planning Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Image Blank Emblem:Riga Planning Region logo.png
Blank Emblem Size:200px
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Area Total Km2:10,430.1
Population Total:989525
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Gross Regional Product
Demographics1 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€20.9 billion
Demographics1 Title2:Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:€21,000
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec2:0.933[3]
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Riga Region (Latvian: Rīgas reģions), officially Riga Planning Region (Latvian: Rīgas plānošanas reģions) and shortened as RPR is one of five planning regions of Latvia, situated in the central part of Latvia, in and around the metropolis of Riga and along the shores of the Gulf of Riga. The state institution was founded on 12 October 2006, based on the creation of the region territory as prescribed by Regulations No. 133 of the Cabinet of Ministers as of 25 March 2003, the "Regulations on Territories of Planning Regions".[4]

Organisation

According to the "Law on Regional Development Riga Planning Region", Riga Region is supervised by the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government, the decision-making authority is Riga Planning Region Development Council (RPRDC), which consists of 18 deputies appointed by the heads of the local municipalities comprising the region.[5]

Geography

The Riga Region was created in 2006, covering the territory and using the administrative boundaries of the now defunct districts of Latvia: Limbaži, Ogre, Riga and Tukums as well as the cities of Riga and Jūrmala.[6] the region consists of 28 municipalities and 2 republican cities with an area of 10,430.1 km².[7]

Demography

A little over 52% of the Latvian population lives in Riga Region, which makes it the largest region in the Baltic states with 989,525 inhabitants in 2021[8] and a population density of 95 per km².[9]

Economy

In 2020 Riga Region had GDP of €20.9 billion of which €16.0 billion was in Riga city.[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. 2021-02-12.
  2. Web site: Gross domestic product in regions. www.stat.gov.lv.
  3. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  4. Web site: ABOUT THE TERRITORY OF RIGA PLANNING REGION . Riga Planning Region . 2010-01-03.
  5. Web site: WELCOME TO RIGA PLANNING REGION! . Riga Planning Region . 2010-01-03.
  6. Web site: RIGA REGION . . 2010-01-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831113643/http://www.rigaregion.lv/pub/main.php?lapa=15&oid=15 . 2010-08-31 .
  7. Web site: Rīgas plānošanas reģiona deinstitucionalizācijas plāns . Riga Planning Region . Latvian . 2022-10-03.
  8. Web site: Population in regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year . Oficiālās statistikas portāls . 2022-10-03 .
  9. Web site: ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION AND POPULATION DENSITY BY REGION, CITY AND DISTRICT . Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datu bāzes (Central Statistics Authority database) . 2010-01-03 .
  10. Web site: Gross domestic product in regions; Oficiālās statistikas portāls. stat.gov.lv.

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