Riga Planning Region (from 2021) explained

See also: Riga Planning Region (before 2021).

Riga Planning Region
Image Blank Emblem:Riga Planning Region logo.png
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Settlement Type:Planning Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Latvia
Area Total Km2:3,158
Population Total:860142
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Title1:Metro
Demographics2 Info1:€21.313 billion (2021)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:€25,000 (2021)
Seat Type:Largest city
Seat:Riga

Riga Region (Latvian: Rīgas reģions), officially Riga Planning Region (Latvian: Rīgas plānošanas reģions|link=no) is one of the five planning regions of Latvia, it is situated in the central part of Latvia. The state institution was founded on 2 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". After the 2021 reform some Riga Region's lands were incorporated into Kurzeme and Vidzeme.

Administrative divisions

SubdivisionArea km2Population[1] GDP[2] GDP per capita
304 609,489 €17,648 million €28,943
101 51,158 €504 million €10,002
1030 31,304 €379 million €12,345
44431,143 €577 million €19,030
123 23,451 €245 million €10,664
24322,759 €241 million €11,208
10421,577 €1,016 million €30,248
309 20,505 €290 million €14,629
3256,836 €758 million €23,416
Riga Planning Region 3,158 860,142 €21,313 million €25,033

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". www.data.stat.gov.lv.
  2. Web site: Gross domestic product and gross value added by planning region, State city and municipality at current prices (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021), (thousand euro) – Territorial unit, Time period and Indicator. www.data.stat.gov.lv.