| Rūjiena | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Latvia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Valmiera |
| Subdivision Type2: | Town |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rūjiena |
| Established Title: | Town rights |
| Established Date: | 1920 |
| Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Latvia |
| Coordinates: | 57.8972°N 25.3259°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Guntis Gladkins |
| Leader Title1: | City council |
| Leader Name1: | 9 members |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | LV-4240 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | +371 642 |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Dfb |
Rūjiena (; German: Rujen; Estonian: Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007.[1]
The town is located in northern Latvia, near the border with Estonia, in the historical region of Vidzeme (anciently part of Livonia). It is from Valmiera, from Pärnu and from Riga.
Rūjiena has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians.[2]
| Year | Population | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians | Others[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3721 | 3543 | 95 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 2683 | 2558 | 61 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 |